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The Unofficial Underground Comix thread...
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On 8/9/2021 at 9:51 PM, TIA23 said:

Anybody got #2,3,5 scans from this underground "Cosmic Circus" ?

I sent you a pm, but maybe everyone could benefit from it. It's a long confusing story but Cosmic Circus #2, 3, and 5 are all ultra-rare books, not that #1 or any of the two printings of #4 are easy. Using the Kennedy guide one does not have that impression.  The creator of the series, "Rey King", dances to his own tune (as he should) and has changed his story about the production of these over the years. I have a feeling that he told Kennedy one basic account over fourty years ago, but left out some importent details - like maybe a half a dozen of #2 were produced; #3 was never produced but its contents were used for another title and that #5 had only 50 copies.

I will now tie-in with "I never seen a guide" chat above. IMO if you were only to buy one, then the Kennedy is the only useful guide on the market (as a reference guide), followed by the Illustrated Checklist, followed by the Kirch Guide and last but not least the FUGG which is predominatley a modern porno comics guide. For example the FUGG infers that the ultra-rare issues of Cosmic Circus (2, 3, and 5) and as availible as #1 and #4 from the stated prices. Definitely not the case. After 40 years of hindsight, I am disappointed with the value of information that is provided by the FUGG. It just seems to borrow from the Kennedy and not add to the information provided by it.

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Thx! I m looking forward to see  #5 and the first print from #4 !

Surprised that #3 does not excist :o

I will look were i can buy those "Kennedy" and "Illustrated Checklist" guides

I m even more excited to see #5 and first print #4 now 

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On 8/10/2021 at 2:35 PM, TIA23 said:

I will look were i can buy those "Kennedy" and "Illustrated Checklist" guide

I feel that I am hard on brother Fogel. So please be aware that a new edition will be coming out shortly (year or two is the rumour). I would recommend waiting to purchase it, rather than a 2015/2016.

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On 8/10/2021 at 9:12 AM, CDNComix said:

 

I will now tie-in with "I never seen a guide" chat above. IMO if you were only to buy one, then the Kennedy is the only useful guide on the market (as a reference guide), followed by the Illustrated Checklist, followed by the Kirby Guide and last but not least the FUGG which is predominatley a modern porno comics guide.

Kirby Guide? Please enlighten me/us?

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On 8/11/2021 at 12:48 AM, wpbooks01 said:

Kirby Guide? Please enlighten me/us?

Look it up in the FUGG :nyah:

The "Kirch Guide" was recently bought up by someone on my thread. I could be the first underground guide/checklist and probably was used by Kennedy as one the starting sources for development of his guide. Rather than reposting the same info (select the box with greyed out arrow in upper right):

 

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On 8/10/2021 at 11:35 AM, TIA23 said:

@CDNComix 

Thx! I m looking forward to see  #5 and the first print from #4 !

Surprised that #3 does not excist :o

I will look were i can buy those "Kennedy" and "Illustrated Checklist" guides

I m even more excited to see #5 and first print #4 now 

Mycomicshop keeps the Kennedy guide in stock. I checked and they have the illustrated checklist as well. The Kennedy is just a must have item. It’s unbelievably useful.

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On 8/11/2021 at 3:47 PM, felixthecat said:

Mycomicshop keeps the Kennedy guide in stock. I checked and they have the illustrated checklist as well. The Kennedy is just a must have item. It’s unbelievably useful.

Are there pictures from each # in that guide? (B&W or Color)

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On 8/12/2021 at 11:21 AM, TIA23 said:

Are there pictures from each # in that guide? (B&W or Color)

Some of the entries are quite rare and scans of their covers and/or contents will be very difficult, if not impossible, to find. That being said, https://headcomix.info/wiki/start has a fine selection of cover scans, up to a certain point, even citing Kennedy's numbering system.

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On 8/12/2021 at 5:27 PM, comixbible said:

Some of the entries are quite rare and scans of their covers and/or contents will be very difficult, if not impossible, to find. That being said, https://headcomix.info/wiki/start has a fine selection of cover scans, up to a certain point, even citing Kennedy's numbering system.

Never know when owners see this or other topics :flamed:

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On 8/18/2021 at 1:22 AM, TIA23 said:

Does Dirty Girdies Comix #1 1969 really excist? i dont find any info, thx for the help !

Yes, it does exist with at least one copy residing within a major archived underground collection held by a US university:

"Dirty Girdies Comix [no.1] [(Dave Goforth)], 1969 

Scope and Contents

Rippee, Larry (="Virgil Lee"); Pon, Byron; Dave

General Note

In a plastic sleeve with Dirty Girdies Comix no.2"

All four issues of DG have a stated print run of 1,000 copies, but the first two issues are definitely rarer. Issue #2, shows up every "blue moon", but #1 appears on the "wants" list of many collectors, even those who have been collecting since the early days. I have reached out the Rippee and hopefully he will respond with some answers and scans.
 

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