OCCULT LAFF PARADE
occult laff parade
Print Mint August 1973
Any underground comic book that came along towards the end of 1973 had really bad timing. The Supreme Court decision that established the definition of obscenity was handed down in June of that year. After that landmark ruling, selling “head comix” at your head shop became potentially dangerous not only to your livelihood, but your freedom. There were other factors that led to the demise of the underground comic movement, but the bottom line was that as a commercial venture, it was dying.