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Bijou Funnies was an American underground comix anthology founded in Chicago by Jay Lynch and Skip Williamson, with its first issue appearing in 1968. It provided a recurring venue for irreverent, adult-oriented work by Chicago cartoonists and contributors such as Art Spiegelman and Gilbert Shelton. Published outside the movement's principal San Francisco center, it helped establish Chicago as another important base for underground comics during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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What was Bijou Funnies?
Bijou Funnies was an American underground comix anthology founded in Chicago. Its first issue appeared in 1968 and it became a recurring outlet for irreverent, adult-oriented comics.
Who founded Bijou Funnies?
Jay Lynch and Skip Williamson founded Bijou Funnies. Both were important figures in the Chicago underground-comix scene.
Which famous cartoonist contributed to Bijou Funnies?
Art Spiegelman was among the contributors associated with the anthology. The publication also featured work by other Chicago cartoonists and underground-comix artists.
What does the word comix mean in Bijou Funnies's context?
Underground artists often used comix to distinguish their work from mainstream comic books and the Comics Code era. Bijou Funnies used the format for irreverent, adult-oriented material and countercultural humor.
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