The East Village Other. Sept. 22, 1971. Vol. 6., No. 39
New York: East Village Other, 1971. Tabloid. Good. Item #022423
Side folding tabloid newspaper. 20 pp. Black and white illustrations and comix throughout. Rear cover with a full page cartoon by Yossarian depicting a bloody zombie of Rockefeller with the words impeach and mass murderer, presumably referring to the aftermath of the Attica Prison uprising. East Village Other was an underground newspaper from New York (duh), known for its early embrace of the counterculture and counterculture aesthetics, often using absurdist pieces to provide social commentary. As an early proponent of the underground comix movement, EVO published work by R. Crumb (not in this issue) and others, as well as publishing a paper devoted to comix. This issue with the usual counterculture essays and articles, including a piece on the Attica Prison uprising as told by a prison insider, Badillo in an interview. An elegy for Che Guevara by Allen Ginsberg present, as well as a letter from jailed activist Dana Beal. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate to heavy toning. Many small tears and creases along the fore edge. Some curling and small tears along the other edges. Minor soiling.
Price: $40.00