Promethean Enterprises #5 1973 / Robert Crumb, Al Davoren / Nice FN/VF 7.0

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Promethean Enterprises #5 1973 / Robert Crumb, Al Davoren / Nice FN/VF 7.0:
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Promethean Enterprises #5 1973 / Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr., Bud Plant and Al Davoren
30-Page Interview with Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin, Robert Williams, Frank Brunner, Robert Inwood, John FawcettAl Davoren interviewed Robert Crumb on August 6, 1972, right after Crumb\'s XYZ Comics hit the streets (and about 20 months before Promethean #5 was published). This is also around the time that Crumb had a live-in girlfriend, Kathy (living next door to Crumb\'s wife at the time, Dana), who accompanied Crumb to San Jose for the interview and occasionally tosses in a comment or two. The interview runs over 30 pages, which is about half text and half samples of early Crumb artwork (including several strips of \"Roberta Smith, Office Girl\"). After a bit of small talk, the interview begins with Crumb\'s interest in fanzines in the late \'50s (and his own short-lived FOO! fanzine) and moves through his early career with Help! magazine, Yarrowstalks and Fritz the Cat, including the movie fiasco with Ralph Bakshi and Steve Krantz. Crumb discusses Zap Comix, his visit to the Playboy mansion, his passion for old music from the \'20s and \'30s, and his thoughts on the current (1972) state of underground comics.Promethean Enterprises may have ended its run after only five issues, but it made its mark by providing a remarkable diversity of fine comic art by both traditional and underground artists. It is rare indeed to find publications today that match Promethean and its ambitious scope and quality of content. I have conservatively graded this book at FN/VF 7.0. The pictures show the front and back covers of the copy for sale and then three enhanced \"stock photo\" images of interior pages from the book.All comics are individually bagged and boarded. This book will ship in a new cardboard box.I am not a professional grader but attempt to grade books based on standard Overstreet guidelines. My grading is fairly conservative, particularly at the high end of the spectrum, but your grading may be more conservative. I can only say that I try to be consistent and you will likely find that my grades are within one full grade of your own.
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