Series
Zap Comix 01-16 (1967-2016) Last Gasp
Zap Comix is an underground comix series which was originally part of the counterculture of the late 1960s. While a few small-circulation self-published satirical comic books had been printed prior to this, Zap became the model for the "comix" movement that snowballed after its release. Premiering in early 1968, primarily as a showcase for the work of Robert Crumb, Zap was unlike any comic book that had been seen before.
After the collapse of the underground comix market, due to a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Zap was published sporadically, with it being typical for three to five years to pass between new issues. The final issue in the series, #16, was released by Fantagraphics as a stand-alone, 80-page comic in 2016.
Young Lust 01-08 (1970-1993) Last Gasp Young Lust is an underground comix anthology that parodied 1950s romance comics such as Young Love. Founding editors Bill Griffith and Jay Kinney gradually morphed the title into a satire of societal mores. Young Lust featured an all-star lineup of underground, and later alternative, cartoonists and became one of the top three best-selling underground comix, along with Zap Comix and The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers..
Anarchy Comics 01-04 (1978-1987) Last Gasp Each issue of Anarchy Comics was created by an international cast of anarchist or sympathetic contributors. Each issue included a mixture of fiction, history, commentary, and artwork, with wide ranges in style and format.
Hup 01-04 (1986-1992) Last Gasp
Weirdo 01-04 (1981-1993) Last Gasp An anthology magazine featuring cartoonists both old and new created by Robert Crumb. He conceived of a magazine with a lowbrow aesthetic inspired by punk zines, Mad, and men's magazines of the 1940s and 1950s while while meditating in 1980. A publication serving as a "low art" counterpoint to its contemporary highbrow Raw. Crumb's detailed cover borders for most issues were an homage to the 1950s humor magazine Humbug (edited by Harvey Kurtzman). Crumb claimed that the elaborate Jack Davis–Will Elder cover to the second issue of Humbug "changed his life".