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Larry Todd - 1973 EC Comics Piracy Cover Parody (#54 Nickel Library Series)

Artist: Larry Todd (All)

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Title:	Larry Todd - 1973 EC Comics Piracy Cover Parody (#54 Nickel Library Series)
Artist:	Larry Todd (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	4,368
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Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	6/19/2014
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This is a special one for me. I've been wanting a Larry Todd piece from his Underground Comix heyday and this is the best I've seen. Getting any piece of his from that era is a challenge because A lot of Todd's work burned in a house fire. This one escaped that fate and has the distinction of being from the Gary Arlington Collection.

Gary Arlington opened the first comic store in San Francisco�s Mission District in 1968. It became ground zero for the Underground Comix movement. Art giants Rick Griffin, Gilbert Shelton, Robert Crumb and others would frequent the store to buy some books, sell their own, and bounce off ideas with fellow comic creators. Art Spiegelman�s first meeting with Bill Griffith happened at Arlington�s comic shop.

Arlington began publishing works of his own utilizing the talent around him. One of his projects was the Nickel Library Series. Beginning in 1973 it was a series of single page prints with three punch holes that could be collected in a ring binder. Frazetta, Wally Wood, Eisner, Jack Davis and Kirby are just a few of the artist who participated. Gary being a huge EC fan asked some of the artists to create EC Comics cover parodies.

William Gaines who was the copyright holder of EC at the time caught wind of the project and told Arlington to stop the publication or be sued. What was supposed to be 500 single sheets only reached 64.

There were eight Larry Todd pieces published in the Nickel Library Series. This one was published as sheet number 54 of the 63. I've added pics of some of his other works. I think mine is the best. What do you think?

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Benno Rothschild
Member Since 2003

Posted on 6/19/2014

Great stuff! This was a cool parody and is a great example of what underground comix were all about in the early 70's. EC comics were such an obvious influence on so many of the underground cartoonists and this shows clearly the line that connects them.

Filmore W. Bedwick
Member Since 2003

Posted on 6/19/2014

Wonderful example of his work and the period! Not for the faint of heart politically correct crowd;)

Rob Pistella
Member Since 2005
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Posted on 6/19/2014

Benno said it all, 100% agree... I'll just add this is a spectacular and uncommon sight, congrats!!!

Brian Peck
Member Since 2003

Posted on 6/21/2014

Wet The Tits.... I mean BOOTY!!!!!

* F
Member Since 2008

Posted on 7/31/2014

Nice Todd example!

John Whitlock
Member Since 2016

Posted on 3/12/2019

so good!

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