R.K. Sloane

Sloane, Richard Kenneth
Sloan, Ric

American, born 1949

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This is a photograph of the cover of a magazine titled "The Stiff". The cover features a bold graphic layout with a dominant pink and black color scheme. The top section prominently displays the magazine's title, price, and some promotional text. Below the title, there is a section labeled "AN OPEN LETTER TO THE FREEP" with the question "Can We Come Back?" The central imagery includes a cartoon-like drawing of a figure reclining provocatively. The text snippet above indicates a focus on counter-culture. Below this section, further comic-style drawings and dialogues appear upside-down, adding to the playful and disordered aesthetic typically associated with independent or underground press publications. The arrangement of text and imagery suggests a mixture of parody and cultural critique.
Various Artists, R.K. Sloane, Neal Waren, Richard "Dormouse" Noe, Ron Zarro, 2 Bit Comics, 2 Bit Comics, No. 9, published 1972, 8-page newspaper tabloid with halftone and offset lithograph illustrations, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2014.126.2

2 Bit Comics, No. 9

Various Artists, R.K. Sloane, Neal Waren, Richard "Dormouse" Noe, Ron Zarro, 2 Bit Comics · published 1972 · 8-page newspaper tabloid with halftone and offset lithograph illustrations ·  Accession ID  2014.126.2

This is a drawing of a fantastical and surreal landscape featuring cartoon monsters. The cover artwork of a comic book, titled "San Francisco Comic Book No.1," showcases a colorful and bizarre scene with three animated monsters. The central figure is a large blue-green creature with large ears, wide-open pink eyes, and a menacing mouth full of teeth. In the foreground, two smaller creatures are rendered in a similarly exaggerated cartoon style: one with a long nose and large ears, appearing shocked or startled, and the other crawling out of the ground with elongated arms. The background is a vivid mix of blues and pinks with a dotted pattern reminiscent of classic comic book art. Distant, stylized cityscape elements are also visible on the lefthand side, adding to the intriguing, dreamlike quality of the illustration.
Various Artists, Gary Arlington, Apex Novelties, Rory Hayes, Willy Murphy, Larry Welz, Jack Jackson, Jim Osborne, Robert Crumb, R.K. Sloane, S. Clay Wilson, Dan O'Neill, Leonard Rifas, Dave Sheridan, Spain Rodriguez, Mervinius, Rick Griffin, Robert Dougherty, San Francisco Comic Book Company, San Francisco Comic Book #1, 1970, 36-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with front cover in full color, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2014.126.110

San Francisco Comic Book #1

Various Artists, Gary Arlington, Apex Novelties, Rory Hayes, Willy Murphy, Larry Welz, Jack Jackson, Jim Osborne, Robert Crumb, R.K. Sloane, S. Clay Wilson, Dan O'Neill, Leonard Rifas, Dave Sheridan, Spain Rodriguez, Mervinius, Rick Griffin, Robert Dougherty, San Francisco Comic Book Company · 1970 · 36-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with front cover in full color ·  Accession ID  2014.126.110

Various Artists, Larry Rippee, Hector Tellez, D. Angstead, Tom Veitch, Rick Veitch, Leonard Rifas, Roger Wade Boyce, Casey, Al Davoren, R.K. Sloane, Company & Sons, HeeHee Comix, 1970, paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with cover in full color, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2014.126.62

HeeHee Comix

Various Artists, Larry Rippee, Hector Tellez, D. Angstead, Tom Veitch, Rick Veitch, Leonard Rifas, Roger Wade Boyce, Casey, Al Davoren, R.K. Sloane, Company & Sons · 1970 · paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with cover in full color ·  Accession ID  2014.126.62