AIR PIRATES FUNNIES
air pirates funnies
Hell Comics / Last Gasp 1971
Air Pirates was more than just a couple of underground comics, it was a formally named band of artists founded by Dan O’Neill and included Shary Flenniken, Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, and Ted Richards. The Air Pirates made a courageous stand for freedom of expression back in 1971 when they took on corporate America over the rights of artists to lampoon entertainment icons.
If it weren’t for the historical copyright issues involved (and anyone who fucks with disney is all right by me) these would be some pretty uninteresting and dull comics indeed. None of Wally Wood’s orgy capers here. Just seems like using hte mouse and duck to invite lawsuits, not to make art or even entertainment.