The East Village Other. January 31, 1969. Vol. 4., No. 9

New York: East Village Other, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Good. Side folding tabloid newspaper. Front cover an underground comix style piece by Spain Rodriguez; rear cover by Vaughn Bode. 28 pp. Black and white illustrations and comix throughout. 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, Trina Robbins (neither in this issue) and others, as well as publishing a paper devoted to comix. This issue with the usual counterculture, drug and protest pieces, an essay on a book, written by Marion Zimmer Bradley; a look at sex through the ages. With comix by Vaughn Bode, Kim Deitch and others. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate toning. Mailing label on the upper front cover. Light wrinkling and creasing.