fff 02 Further Adventures

Rip Off Press 1972
Shootout at the County Slammer • Hitchhiker • Fat Freddie Scat • Paranoia • Waiter • Bicycle • Prophylactics • Buster Foyt • Dopin’ Dan • Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers’ Song • Dr Dope • Cockroach Revolt • Dirty Duck • Evicted • STP • Peyote Monster • Phineas Goes Home • Reveille • Birch Society • Air Freight • Biker Bar • Teen Queen • Fat Freddie’s Family • Hitchin’ • Camper • 50 Keys • Freewheelin’ Frank Negotiates • Skinny Benny • Dealer McDope • Mama’s Boy • Reunion

Freak Brothers #2 leads off with “Shootout at the County Slammer,” a story about the Freak Brothers’ cousin Country Cowfreak getting jailed by the cops for his huge inventory of drugs. The Freak Brothers visit the county jail and try to break him out, but soon discover Country really doesn’t want to leave! The boys wish they’d known that before killing half the cops in the county! Fat Freddy appears to be in serious jeopardy of getting beat to death by an army of reinforcement cops before we learn that his near death has nothing to do with a jail break or killing pigs.

After five single-page Freak Brothers strips from the L.A. Free Press, Dave Sheridan gives us the four-page “Buster Foyt Esq.” in which the hero of the title visits a packed stadium and conjures up a hippie fantasy to end all fantasies. That’s followed by a short Dopin’ Dan story and a funny four-page Bobby London tale, “Doctor Dope.”

The second issue closes with an 18-page epic tale from Gilbert Shelton in which the Freak Brothers visit each of their parents’ homes. Not to be missed and just one more example of why Shelton is one of the greatest comic creators in history (and not just in underground comics).

Gilbert Shelton – 1-17, 26-27, 32-50, 52 • Dave Sheridan – 18-21 • Ted Richards – 22-25 • Bobby London – 28-32