Robert Armstrong

Bobbo, Aldo

American, born 1950

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Various Artists, Art Spiegelman, Bill Griffith, Robert Crumb, Jim Osborne, Jay Lynch, Willy Murphy, Spain Rodriguez, Paul Krassner, Kim Deitch, Jay Kinney, Gilbert Shelton, Justin Green, Harrison Cady, S. Clay Wilson, Bill Fowler, Curt McDowell, Michael McMillan, Aline Kominsky, George Kucher, Robert Armstrong, Diane Noomin, Victor Moscoso, The Print Mint, Inc., Arcade, The Comics Revue #1, 1975, 44-page paperback bound volume with black and white half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper and cover in full color, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2014.126.9

Arcade, The Comics Revue #1

Various Artists, Art Spiegelman, Bill Griffith, Robert Crumb, Jim Osborne, Jay Lynch, Willy Murphy, Spain Rodriguez, Paul Krassner, Kim Deitch, Jay Kinney, Gilbert Shelton, Justin Green, Harrison Cady, S. Clay Wilson, Bill Fowler, Curt McDowell, Michael McMillan, Aline Kominsky, George Kucher, Robert Armstrong, Diane Noomin, Victor Moscoso, The Print Mint, Inc. · 1975 · 44-page paperback bound volume with black and white half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper and cover in full color ·  Accession ID  2014.126.9

This is print appears to be a comic book cover with the title "Mickey Rat". The cover shows a cartoon character with large circular black ears, a long white snout, wide oval eyes, and a mouth displaying sharp yellow teeth. Its chest is black, and it appears to be wearing red trousers with two large white buttons. The character faces the left and is inside a yellow circle with a blue border. The background of the cover features an urban setting, with streetlamps, neon signs, and purple buildings under an orange and yellow sky. The cover describes the character as "The Potentate of Puke", and the comic is identified as issue number one for 50 cents.
Robert Armstrong, Chester Crill, Los Angeles Comic Book Company, Mickey Rat #1, 1972, 36-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with cover in full color, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2014.126.86

Mickey Rat #1

Robert Armstrong, Chester Crill, Los Angeles Comic Book Company · 1972 · 36-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with cover in full color ·  Accession ID  2014.126.86

This is a colorful, cartoonish cityscape featuring a highway with an anthropomorphic duck driving a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. The image illustrates a vibrant, bustling urban environment depicted from a bird's eye perspective. The foreground showcases a cartoon duck character behind the wheel of a yellow car on the highway. In the background, a sprawling city landscape of multicolored buildings can be seen, with various billboards and signs. A large text "L.A. comics No. 1" dominates the top of the image while the cityscape continues to illustrate winding roads and streets. The scene captures the essence of an animated version of a metropolis.
Various Artists, J. Fred Walker, Michael Moore, Bill Spicer, Linda Trujillo, Dennis Ellefson, Ted "Twiggy" Kidwell, Robert Armstrong, Richard "Dormouse" Noe, Anthony Cox, Artis Worthington, David Anderson, Neil Warner, Los Angeles Comic Book Company, L.A. Comics #1, 1971, 36-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with cover in full color, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2014.126.80

L.A. Comics #1

Various Artists, J. Fred Walker, Michael Moore, Bill Spicer, Linda Trujillo, Dennis Ellefson, Ted "Twiggy" Kidwell, Robert Armstrong, Richard "Dormouse" Noe, Anthony Cox, Artis Worthington, David Anderson, Neil Warner, Los Angeles Comic Book Company · 1971 · 36-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with cover in full color ·  Accession ID  2014.126.80