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Various authors - The East Village Other. Mar. 1-15, 1967. Vol. 2. , No. 7

Title: The East Village Other. Mar. 1-15, 1967. Vol. 2. , No. 7
Description: New York, East Village Other, Publisher, 1967. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 20 pp. Black and white illustrations and comix throughout. East Village Other was an underground newspaper from New York (duh), known for its early embrace of the counterculture and counterculture aesthetics, often using absurdist pieces to provide social commentary. As an early proponent of the underground comix movement, EVO published work by R. Crumb (not in this issue) and others, as well as publishing a paper devoted to comix. This issue with the usual movement, music, drug and counterculture musings, as well as an article describing the Miss All American Camp Beauty Pageant, being a pageant featuring drag queens competing in a variety of events similar to the Miss America pageant. The judges panel included Andy Warhol, Jim Dine and others, and the event was the subject of the 1968 documentary, Queen. Also present is a piece on police crashing the human be-in, tips for avoiding the draft for the Vietnam War, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate toning. Mailing label on the upper front cover. Small tear on the lower edge. Good .

Keywords: Noisbn Counterculture Social Movements

Price: US$ 38.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 020131

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