Cover by Dennis Fujitake from 1971, a regular contributor to early TCJ and Fantagraphics comics.
THE COMICS JOURNAL #34 (MAY 1977)
NEWSWATCH: (Credited to Mitch Itkowitz) Tim Conrad's Almuric adaptation published in EPIC ILLUSTRATED #2-#5 (1980-81) is referenced: "Following the conclusion of the 3-D Man series in MARVEL PREMIERE, Thomas has slated a tryout for the Liberty Legion, pencilled by newcomer Rick Hoberg. That series will be followed by one starring Almuric, drawn by Tim Conrad..."
ADVERTISEMENT: The Berkeley Comic Art Fair presented by Comix World's Clay Geerdes May 22 1977. Some background on the fair from his newsletter:
COMIX WORLD #68 (March 15, 1977) Organizer Clay Geerdes plans panels on "the new funny animals" and "the one on production distribution & copyright law" and Ted Richards would be sketching.
COMIX WORLD #69 (April 1, 1977) Organizer Clay Geerdes reports guest Fritz Leiber will read from his latest novel OUR LADY OF DARKNESS. Another panel announced is "The Politics of Comics". Movies and cartoons courtesy of Carl Cohen. "An artists jam is planned for the evening." There was a dealer's room with comics, comix, pulps, and "memorabilia".
UNDERGROUND COMIX: Bill Sherman reviews KURTZMAN KOMIX from Kitchen Sink Press. Bill contributes some intelligent analysis of Harvey Kurtzman's little seen Marvel solo comics work. "But, generally, particularly in the full stories, the art is a joy. Kurtzman's characters have an elastic quality and a childish sense of their bodies that is ideal for his purposes. Satiric exaggeration and comic overreaction are the staples of his plots, and they're effectively conveyed through the art."
FANDOM REVIEW: Fanzine and small press comic (referred to as Strip Fanzines back then) review column by Doug Fratz. He reviews THE ILLUSTRATED HARVEY KURTZMAN INDEX by Glenn Bray; WOWEE KAZOWEE #2 from future "Astro City" inker Willie Blyberg (with contributions by 80s B/W boom stalwart Peter Iro); Greg Spagnola's BESTIALITY anthology; DEADSPAWN #2 anthology edited by Joe Treacy with contributions from familiar names in 80s independent comics Doug Hansen, Marc Hempel, Ron Wilber, and Joe Sinardi; COMIX UNLIMITED #2 published by Vincent Kimzal, with some very early Brian Buniak comics; NO SEX #3 published by David Heath Jr.; CLYDE'S COMICS AND STORIES #2 with a funny animal comic strip by Matt Feazell; VIBRATORY PROVINCIAL NEWS #3 by the legendary Roger May; Clay Geerdes' COMIX WORLD newsletter on underground comix; and finally, TETRAGRAMMATON FRAGMENTS which is still being published today by the United Fanzine Organization.
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