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Zap Comix 2 Head First Miscut
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COMIC DETAILS
Comic Description:
Zap Comix #2 Universal
Grade:
9.8
Page Quality:
WHITE
Certification #:
1223471007
Owner:
L Ludwig
SET DETAILS
Winning Set:
Underverse
Date Added:
4/15/2020
Research:
See CGC's Census Report for this Comic
Owner's Description
The second issue includes contributions from all four member of the collective (Jam) group: Crumb, Moscoso, Wilson, and Griffin. It also shifted printing from Plymell’s classic press (now owned by Donahue) to the higher-volume printing presses of The Print Mint.
An important consequence of this shift in printing has been very well summed up by Steven Fox on Underground comix database Comixjoint:
"At the time Zap Comix #2 went to press, Crumb, Wilson, Griffin and Moscoso were getting ready to exhibit their original artwork for the book at Light Sound Dimension Gallery in San Francisco. They wanted about 500 copies of Zap #2 to sell during the show. Moe Moscowitz, a Berkeley bookstore owner, agreed to finance the printing of 5,000 copies with The Print Mint, with 500 of those designated for the show.
During the bindery operation, it was discovered that S. Clay Wilson's ""Head First"" story on page 40 was badly misaligned on the printed page and the artwork was cut off at the bottom during the trimming process. This was an unacceptable flaw, especially taking place on that story, and all the interior pages with the error were destroyed, except for the 500 sets that were needed to bind into books for the show. There was not time (and perhaps no money) to reprint the interiors before opening night. The 4,500 remaining covers were preserved for use in the second printing.
So, there were only 500 copies of the 1st printing of Zap Comix #2, many of which have not survived, which makes it the rarest edition of any Zap Comix in history. This fact is now generally acknowledged within the underground comics fraternity and recognized by Fogel's Price Guide, though it has not spread into the casual collectors' knowledgebase."
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