Clay Wilson, Snatch Comics issue 3 (Print Mint 1969) - NSFW

"The New All-Time Low In Smut!" is the headline that the cover of Snatch Comics issue #3 screams.  Whether this is a positive or a negative is up to the beholder, though there is an amazing, possibly self-portrait of Crumb on his cover art.

Issue 3 was the last for Snatch Comics, and for comics devoted to smut by the core Zap crew (Zap issue 4 came out at the same time and may be regarded as the best underground issue ever), so it was likely that the smut energy of Snatch was folded into the overall craziness of Zap.

Wilson's piece about dwarves partying with trollops is key, early Wilson.  Underground comics sometimes are considered anti-women for aggresively showing sexual violence, but I think this criticism misses the point for a few reasons.  These comics were trying to break down taboos and artificial barriers on creative expression and sometimes that unleashed weird, hidden (or not so hidden) male fantasies.  This does not mean those male artists are advocating for this type of violence, instead they are acknowledging that some men think like this.  Showing something isn't an indorsement of what is shown, unless it says it is.  And just showing something doesn't lead to that thing actually happening.  I mean it can, but the vast examples of creative expression show the opposite is true.  And finally, if these artists didn't express these ideas, they still exist, lurking undiscussed in the male psyche.  Allowing them out to be discussed is the best way for people to show what is depicted is wrong.

As Supreme Court Justice Brandeis said about 100 years ago, "Sunshine is the best disinfectant."  It is still true.

Anyway, enjoy another crazy scene from the ID of Clay Wilson.