2010.54.3857
It's Simple Steve, Why Don't You and Your Boys Just Get the Fuck out of El Salvador!
c. 1980
14.12 in HIGH x 10.25 in WIDE
(35.88 cm HIGH x 26.03 cm WIDE)
(35.88 cm HIGH x 26.03 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.3857
"Freeze & Scream" appears in small text below the image at lower right.
Poster printed in black over pink ink on white paper. A man appears in the foreground at right, and a woman is visible in the near distance at left. A speech bubble coming from the woman's mouth reads: "It's Simple Steve, Why Don't You and Your Boys Just Get the Fuck out of El Salvador!" "A Public Service Message Brought to You by Left Bank Books [Seattle, WA]" is printed across the bottom of the page. "Freeze & Scream" appears in small text below the image at lower right.This is a satiric take-off combines figures from two patriotic comic strip characters created by Milton Caniff, Steve Canyon and the Dragon Lady (from "Terry and the Pirates"). A colorized version of this was produced by La Raza Graphics in San Francisco. It is not known which appeared first. [LMC]
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