Published in 1974, this is an important collection and a time capsule from the middle of the underground comix movement that began in 1968 and petered out at the end of the seventies with the rise of alternative and independent comics.

This is a thick 192-page collection of classic underground comix published by Apex Novelties from 1968 to 1973.

Edited by Don Donahue and Susan Goodrick, with an informative Preface "How I Went Underground" by Don Donahue that is a firsthand account of how the first underground comic Zap #1 came to be, an Introduction by Susan Goodrick, and an Interview with R. Crumb.

It features comics by Robert Crumb; Art Spiegelman; Gilbert Shelton; Justin Green; Willy Murphy; Bill Griffith; Kim Deitch; Spain Rodriguez; Bobby London; Shary Flenniken; and Jay Lynch.

Each creator's section is opened by a full-page introduction including a self-portrait and credits.

Includes Mr. Natural, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, Nard & Pat, Bigfoot, Dirty Duck, Zippy The Pinhead, Trots and Bonnie, more.