ylst 05 red guard romance
ylst 05 red guard romance
Last Gasp March 1977
Young Lust had multiple publishers. The comic was initially rejected by local underground publishers the Print Mint, Rip Off Press, and Last Gasp. Ultimately issue #1 (October 1970) was published by Company & Sons, an early underground press founded by John Bagley. The first printing of 10,000 copies sold out almost immediately, leading to more printings and more sales. Despite the first issue’s success, Griffith and Kinney were dubious about Company & Son’s accounting practices, so they brought issue #2 to Print Mint (which later also published issue #4). Issues #3 and #5–8 were published by Last Gasp under their “Sexploitation Comics Group” imprint. Early issues were in high demand and underwent many additional printings; The Young Lust Reader (And/Or Press, 1974) collected stories from the first three issues of Young Lust. There was a ten-year gap between issues #6 (published December 1980) and #7 (published 1990).
Jay Kinney (editor) – 1+, 3-6, 20-25+, 26, 35, 36+ • Larry S. Todd – 1+ • Paul Mavrides – 2, 14 • Bill Griffith – 7-11, 19 • Michael McMillian – 12-13 • Spain Rodriguez – 15-18 • Ned Sonntag – 20-25+ • Guy Colwell – 27-34 • Becky Wilson – 36+
2 – Judy And Jim Defy Gender Blur! • 3 – Red Guard Romance • 7 – Too Much Fun • 12 – Arky Jones in Time Warp Rondezvous • 14 – Mutant Smut • 15 – Dessert • 19 – Dr. Marvin Lipschitz, Sex Counselor • 20 – Menthol Sirens • 26 – Can This Marraige Be Saved? starring “The Chihuahua In The Teacup!” • 27 – They Can’t See Us Here • 35 – Support Your Pubic Library • 36 – Do You Suffer From Sex Jag?