Summer Slam Collectibles Aug'26
Lot 689:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! Mickey Rat #1 (1972) First Printing Underground Comic Book, Los Angeles Comic Book Company
This lot features a first-printing copy of Mickey Rat #1, published in 1972 by the Los Angeles Comic Book Company. This title is a significant entry in the underground comix movement, featuring the character created by Robert Armstrong. The front cover art by Robert Armstrong depicts the titular character in a circular frame against a yellow and orange background, accompanied by the tagline The Potentate of Puke! Now in his own great comic! The cover displays a 50 cent price point and logos for the Los Angeles Comic Book Company and Comic Enterprise. The back cover contains a full-page satirical cartoon titled Thank Yew Folks! For Making White Supremacy Products So Popular! which includes various underground-style satirical advertisements, signed by Robert Armstrong. The indicia at the bottom of the first interior page reads: MICKEY RAT #1, published by the Los Angeles Comic Book Company, PO Box 25896, Los Angeles, California 90025. Copyright 1972 Los Angeles Comic Book Company and C. C. Crill & Robert Armstrong.
Condition report:
The comic is in good raw condition. The front and back covers exhibit minor signs of age and shelf wear, including light rubbing along the edges and small creases at the corners. The spine remains intact with visible light stress lines typical for a publication of this age. No major tears or cover detachments are observed.
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