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Gothic Blimp Works was an all-comics tabloid published in 1969 by the New York underground newspaper East Village Other. The series ran for eight issues in newsprint and used a large tabloid format associated with Sunday comics while featuring work by underground artists such as Robert Crumb, Vaughn Bodé, Kim Deitch, Trina Robbins, and Spain Rodriguez. It is relevant to readers studying the formation of American underground comix and the relationship between countercultural newspapers and comics.
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What was Gothic Blimp Works?
Gothic Blimp Works was an all-comics underground tabloid published by the East Village Other in New York during 1969. Its newspaper format helped bring underground comix to a much larger page size than a conventional comic book.
How many issues of Gothic Blimp Works were published?
The series ran for eight issues, numbered 1 through 8, during 1969. The first issue is dated February 1969 in major comic-book catalogs.
Which artists appeared in Gothic Blimp Works?
Contributors included Robert Crumb, Vaughn Bode, Kim Deitch, Trina Robbins, Spain Rodriguez, and Art Spiegelman. That roster makes the tabloid a useful snapshot of the late-1960s underground comix scene.
What was the first Gothic Blimp Works issue called?
The first issue was titled Gothic Blimp Works Presents: Jive Comics. Comic-book catalog records describe it as a 24-page issue priced at 35 cents.
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