Larry's Underground Cartoonist Photo Scrapbook

In my last post I stumbled down Memory Lane with underground cartoonist/artist Hector Tellez.

In the process of creating that post I dredged up a small handful of snapshots of the San Francisco comix scene (primarily of the mid 70’s).

It’s a shame, but I only have a very few poor-quality pictures from San Francisco and a few cartoonists get-togethers  (The Loonies, San Diego Con, Bay Con).  Snapshots back then were considerably rarer than today with the advent of the cell phone camera.

Here’s a small smattering of possibly historically interest shots…

Group photo for magazine Towards Revolutionary Art (TRA) 1976. Larry, Harry "R. Diggs" Driggs, Guy Cowlell, Ingrid B., and Trina Robbins. 

Leonard Rifas and me. Golden Gate Park, 1978.

(This is scanned from a contact sheet)

                                                    Leonard Rifas 1978

This is youthful me in Trina's studio, 1975. Lots of Fiction House comic book art on the wall. Note Trina's nose in lower right hand corner.                                                                          (Photo by Denis Kitchen)

San Diego Con 1979: Don Dougherty, Paul Mavrides, Roger May, me, Shel Dorf, Steve Leialoha, Dan O'Niell's elbow, Melinda Gebbie, Bob Foster, Trina and Carol Lay.

And... Harvey Kurtzman.     (Photos by Jackie Estrada)

Monthly Loonies get-together, Cafe Commons, SF, October 1979.

It was a Halloween celebration so I'm wearing a paper mask I made.

Gahan Wilson was guest of honor. (Steve Leialoha in background)

Photo by Bob Nelson

Terry Boyce and obviously confused masked man at Gahan Wilson's art opening, also in SF, October 1979.

Gary Arlington and Wimmen's Comix artist Dalison in front of the San Francisco Comic Book Company, 1980

Leonard and Larry, Noe Valley, SF. (Larry's shirt courtesy of Goodwill).

M.T. Gilbert and company

Michael T. "Mr. Monster" Gilbert. Late 1970's

Cartoonist Alan Cumings and me 1978

Molly says I should put this one on. Photo taken by Gary Galaxy at the SF Bay Con circa 1977.

Tim Boxell and Revilo at the San Diego Con (by the swimming pool)

Par Holman and Lynn Hansen in San Diego 

Byron "Famous Potatoes" Werner San Diego 1983