God Nose
| God Nose | |
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The cover of God Nose (1964), by Jaxon. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Jack Jackson |
| Format | One-shot |
| Publication date | 1964 |
| Number of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | God |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Jaxon |
| Artist(s) | Jaxon |
God Nose is a 42-page American comic book produced in 1964 by Jack "Jaxon" Jackson and is considered one of the first underground comix.[1][2][3] God Nose centers on philosophical discussions between God and the "fools he rules."[4]
Publication history
Jaxon's God Nose strip first appeared in the Florida college fanzine Charlatan, where it was published from 1963 to at least 1966.
In 1964, a total of 1,000 copies of God Nose were printed on a Xerox machine at the Texas State Capital print shop after hours.[5][6][7]
Rip Off Press, an underground publisher co-founded by Jaxon, did a second printing in 1969, with a revised cover lacking a cover price and with a pink border with red central color. The third printing, also by Rip Off Press, has a blue border with green central color and a 50c price below the basketball hoop. Rip Off Press did a fourth and final printing in 1971; it has a red border with yellow central color and a 50c cover price.
The entirety of God Nose was also reprinted as Underground Classics (Rip Off Press, 1985 series) #6 (1988).
References
- ↑ SXSW Film - Letting the Freak Brothers Flag Fly: Gilbert Shelton on his iconic comic's long, strange trip to the screen - Screens - The Austin Chronicle
- ↑ Esther's Follies: After 30 years, Awn is off - Arts - The Austin Chronicle
- ↑ The Comics (Artist) Panel: Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond - Arts - The Austin Chronicle
- ↑ Booke, Keith M. 2010, Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels, ABC-CLIO, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA
- ↑ TEDxCMU - Zach Weiner - The Fall and Rise of the American Comic Strip - YouTube
- ↑ God Nose #1 (Jack Jackson, 1964) Condition: VF Silver Age (1956-1969)Alternative/Underground
- ↑ "Comic creator: Jack Jackson (Jaxon)," Lambiek Comiclopedia. Accessed Sept. 20, 2010.