The Best of Wonder Wart-Hog, Volume III
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34-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations in black and cover in full color
Dimensions
sheet: 23.5 × 17.78 cm (9 1/4 × 7 in.) open: 23.5 × 35.56 cm (9 1/4 × 14 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Accession Number
2014.126.151
Art Historical Context
Step into the irreverent world of underground comix with *The Best of Wonder Wart-Hog, Volume III* (1973), a 34-page paperback anthology featuring the anarchic adventures of Gilbert Shelton's iconic character—a porcine superhero parodying the caped crusaders of mainstream comics. Created primarily by Shelton, with contributions from artists like Tony Bell and various others, this volume compiles standout strips originally published in the 1960s and early '70s. Published by Print Mint, Inc., a pivotal Bay Area press in the counterculture scene, it captures the raw, satirical humor that defined ...