2010.54.9490
It's Obscene!!
Late 20th - Early 21st Century
25.50 in HIGH x 19.00 in WIDE
(64.77 cm HIGH x 48.26 cm WIDE)
(64.77 cm HIGH x 48.26 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.9490
Bottom margin has text reading "For more information or Donations to help his appeal call Susan Alston at / The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 1-800-992-2533." to the left and "Printing / Compliments / Of / Morgan / Publishing, Inc. / Grafton / North Dakota / (701) 352-0640" to the right. The "Morgan Publishing" logo features a green "M" above the text.
This poster is comprised of a comic book strip with 5 rows of 3 text/image boxes. Across the top, an illustration of a comic book cover reads "The / 'Boiled / Angel' / Case / By Peter / Kuper / '94". Large red, yellow, and black, handwritten-style text to the right reads "It's Obscene!!" and the square below contains a mad with his arms spread and text bubbles reading "So How The / Hell / Did This / Happen?? / (You Ask)" and "Well, I'll / Tell 'Ya?". The rest of the squares include yellow text on a black background at the top and an illustration filling the rest of the square. They tell the story of Florida Artist Mike Diana and his "Comix Zine" "Boiled Angel".

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