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Title: FEDS 'N' HEADS COMICS No. 1 * 1st Printing
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Publisher:Gilbert Shelton
Date Published: 1968
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CGC certified: NM- (9.2). Off-white pages. Gilbert Shelton story, cover and art. 1st comic book appearance of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. Wonder Wart-Hog, Janis Joplin appearances. First printing with correct issue points as noted in Jay Kennedy's Official Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide: "The road on the front cover is yellow, doesn't have the Print Mint address on page 2, 24 pages." GPAnalysis: No 2021 sales in any grade. A single 9.2 copy has been sold (for $1805 in October, 2020).

First comic-book appearance of the Freak Brothers, who previously appeared in The Rag, an Austin, Texas underground newspaper in May, 1968.

"In 1968, Gilbert Shelton bought a copy of R. Crumb's Head Comix and discovered Zap Comics #1. 'When Crumb did Zap that was a surprise to me. I'd never thought of doing a comic book, I just thought of doing pages for newspapers. I didn't like comic books.' Nevertheless, he decided to try it out for size, and collected his newspaper strips and some new work into a 24-page comic book called Feds 'n' Heads Comics." Patrick Rosenkranz, Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution: 1963-1975. Fantagraphics: 2002.

A limited edition of 150 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues is available. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $30, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Ten of the 15 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.

Consignments welcome for PBA's December 2021 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.