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Tits & Clits is an alternative zine created in 1972 by Joyce Farmer and Lyn Chevely. It represents a pioneering effort in women’s graphic storytelling, directly exploring female sexuality within the underground comic scene. This work gained significance as one of the earliest examples of feminist-driven adult comics. The zine remains notable for its contribution to discussions surrounding female pleasure and representation during a period of limited mainstream exploration of these themes.
It's relevant for those interested in the history of feminist art, alternative media, and early explorations of sexuality in underground culture.
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Tits & Clits ranks #22 of 222 in the Zine ranking, behind Search and Destroy, ahead of Ego Trip.
Early women-created adult underground comix landmark; historically important and provocative, though less widely celebrated than Wimmen's Comix.
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Why did Joyce Farmer and Lyn Chevli create Tits & Clits Comix?
They wanted women to depict sexuality, contraception and ordinary bodily experiences from their own perspective rather than through male-dominated underground comix. They published the first issue through Nanny Goat Productions in July 1972.
How many issues of Tits & Clits were published?
The core series ran for seven irregularly issued installments between 1972 and 1987. Later issues included contributors such as Roberta Gregory, Lee Marrs and Trina Robbins, while Last Gasp published part of the run.
Did Tits & Clits face obscenity problems?
Yes, its explicit title and subject matter limited distribution, and Orange County authorities investigated underground-comics sellers during the 1970s. One early follow-up appeared under the less conspicuous title Pandora's Box Comix.
Where can the complete Tits & Clits series be read now?
Fantagraphics published Tits & Clits 1972-1987 as a hardcover collection in 2023. The volume gathers the seven-issue series and related Farmer and Chevli comics, including Abortion Eve and Pandora's Box.
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