mrt 02 live b&w
mrt 02 live b&w
Kitchen Sink March 1973
Mickey Rat (an obvious parody of Mickey Mouse) was created by Armstrong in 1971 as a character on a T-shirt. The popularity of the character led to him appearing in comics, which were initially scripted by Chester C. Crill.[citation needed] Mickey’s first appearance was L.A. Comics #1 (published by the Los Angeles Comic Book Company in December 1971). Mickey was “sleazy, opportunistic, capable of just about any foul deed, but also shallow, one-dimensional, and incapable of growth or subtlety. He seems to have had little in the way of motivation, beyond his creators’ desire to make him the opposite of the other Mickey in every possible way.”
Mickey Rat #1 came out in 1972, also scripted by Crill and illustrated by Amstrong, and published by the Los Angeles Comic Book Company. Issue #2 was done entirely by Armstrong, and was published by Kitchen Sink Press later in 1972.
[“Live! In black and white”] Mickey Rat • 1. [Mickey Watches TV] • Mickey Rat • 2. Feelin’ Kinda Disney • Mickey Rat • 3. [“Got a while new load of records real, crazy cool”] • Dizzy Ratstein • 4. The Coming of the Rat-Man (Chapter Two) • Mickey Rat • 5. Incensed Reaction • Mickey Rat • 6. The Rot Expedition • Mickey Rat • 7. [Other Krupp Titles] • 8. [Are You? Ready for the River Blues]