WITZEND #5, 1968, 1ST PRINTING, WALLACE WOOD UNDERGROUND FANZINE NM

Description: WITZEND #5 ‘Vintage’ 1968 1st Printing Wally Wood, Pipsqueak Papers, Will Eisner, Underground Fanzine Near Mint Condition “IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANOTHER - IN THIS CONDITION - AT THIS PRICE”Only 1 left in stock - order soonJeff Jones' Alien (six pages), An Interview with Will Eisner by John Benson, Wally Wood's The Spawn of Venus (eight pages), Steve Ditko's Avenging World (ten pages), a Gray Morrow full-page illustration, and more. Publisher: Wonderful Pub. Co Publication Date: 1968 8.5 x 11 in.; black and white; 36 pages. Cover price $1.00.Witzend, published on an irregular schedule spanning decades, was an underground comic showcasing contributions by comic book professionals, leading illustrators and new artists. witzend was launched in 1966 by the writer-artist Wallace Wood, who handed the reins to Bill Pearson (Wonderful Publishing Company) from 1968–1985. The title was printed in lower-case. Included is a copy of Witzend #5, which contains an original chapter of Pipsqueak Papers by Wally Wood. Wally Wood (American, 1927-1981): is widely regarded as one of the greatest comic book artists in the war, crime, science fiction, superhero, and humor genres. A child prodigy, Wood blended the disparate cartooning influences of Hal Foster, Alex Raymond, Milton Caniff, and Will Eisner into a detail-laden style uniquely his own. After briefly working as an assistant to Will Eisner and George Wunder, and producing some early romance comic stories for Fox, Wood came into his own at EC and Avon, working on science fiction stories. Equally impressive was his uproarious work for Harvey Kurtzman’s EC humor title, Mad. During the Silver Age Wood re-designed Daredevil for Marvel, and was heavily involved in producing the super-hero /spy line-up, the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents for Tower. Wood also launched the important independent magazine, witzend. Other important projects in his canon include his fantasy stories for Warren Publishing, his sexy syndicated strips for the military, Sally Forth and Cannon, and his graphic novel trilogy based on his childhood creation, the Wizard King. Perhaps his most hilariously infamous satire was his XXX-rated parody poster, the Disneyland Memorial Orgy. Wood collaborated with many talented assistants over his career including Harry Harrison, Joe Orlando, Dan Adkins, Ralph Reese, Wayne Howard, Larry Hama, Paul Kirchner, Mike Zeck, and many others . Witzend #5 is in excellent condition, with outstanding eye appeal. Sharp, bright and clean with supple pages. Cover is flat with slight surface wear. Cover inks are bright with high reflectivity and minimum of fading. Corners have negligible impact creases, and show minor wear and blunting. Staples are centered, clean with no rust. Pages are off-white to white. No binding and/or printing defects. Cover is well centered and firmly secured to interior pages. Paper is supple and like new. Spine is tight and flat. Please see actual photographs for inspection. Disclaimer: We may have chosen to alter and block a portion of the cover of this particular comic, because it contains simple drawings, sketches, cartoon funnies and caricatures, showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated and satirical way. For Adults Only is printed on the cover because it’s not a children’s comic book. We have listed this issue in the Viewer Discretion Advised category to comply to eBay’s policies and rules concerning restricted items that may be considered for Mature Audiences only. However, it is at eBay’s discretion to prohibit items that they deem to be inappropriate and we agree with all of eBay’s decisions to maintain a marketplace that all of eBay members can enjoy. 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