Yellow Dog Comix

    (Print Mint, 1968-1973)
™ and ©1970 The respective creators
Adult

(From the Slings & Arrows Comic Guide)

One of the oldest and longest-running underground titles (bettered only by Weirdo), Yellow Dog started life as an underground newspaper before becoming a regular-sized publication with the combination issue #13-14. Despite some nice Robert Crumb art, the earliest issues were very insubstantial, consisting largely of dope-oriented vignettes and scatological humor. Issues from #7 up were considerably better, although still with a fair proportion of filler material each issue. Highlights included Gilbert Shelton’s Freak Brothers (#7–10), Crumb’s Mr. Natural (#8) and some great art from Robert Williams (#7, 9-10), Kim Deitch (#9-10) and Skip Williamson (#11-12).

The first comic-sized issue was the best of the run, containing substantial strips by Crumb and S. Clay Wilson, and a nice Nard’n’Pat story from Jay Lynch. After this the title increasingly came to be seen as a showcase for new talent, and again, most issues were patchy, although there was still a lot to admire. Greg Irons developed from a psychedelic artist into a cartoonist with some bite, and this is reflected in his fine strips in #13-14 and #17–20. Other notable contributors were Justine Green (#15, 19, 21, 22), Trina Robbins (#19, 20, 23, 25) and Bill Griffiths (#18-20). Young cartoonists Bob Armstrong (#23) and Howard Cruse (#24) also got their breaks in Yellow Dog, though both were to progress to greater things. ~DAR
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#13

July, 1969
Cover Price: $0.50
1 copy available for $7.50 		Greg Irons, Jim Osborne, Robert Crumb, Ronald Lipking, Larry Welz, R. Carse, Jay Lynch, Hak Vogrin, Gorden Briggs, Gill Smitherman, Kay Rudin, Stooned, S. Clay WilsonGreg Irons, Jim Osborne, Robert Crumb, Ronald Lipking, Larry Welz, R. Carse, Jay Lynch, Hak Vogrin, Gorden Briggs, Gill Smitherman, Kay Rudin, S. Clay Wilson