Bogeyman Comics #3 (red cover)

Published 1970

Various Artists

Associated Names
Jack Jackson

Artist, American, 1941 - 2006

Rory Hayes

Artist, American, 1949 - 1983

Jay Lynch

Artist, American, 1945 - 2017

Simon Deitch

Artist, active 1970s

Spain Rodriguez

Artist, American, 1940 - 2012

Rick Griffin

Artist, American, 1944 - 1991

Greg Irons

Artist, American, 1949 - 1984

Geoffrey Hayes

Artist, American, 1947 - 2017

San Francisco Comic Book Company

Publisher, American, active 1970 - 1983

This is a painting of a figure on the cover of a comic titled "Bogeyman." The image shows a creature with large eyes and sharp teeth, holding an insect in one hand. The creature's hair is electrified and it wears a tattered garment with a patch on the shoulder. The background features a surreal landscape with a graveyard, a twisted barren tree, and gravestones under a moonlit night sky. The top part of the image displays the title "BOGEYMAN" in yellow letters against an orange-red background. Additional text labels the book as "Soul Snatcher Comix." The illustration has a vintage horror style reminiscent of 1970s underground comic art.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    28-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations black and white on wove paper and cover in full color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    closed: 23.5 × 18 cm (9 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
    open: 23.5 × 36 cm (9 1/4 × 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.126.26

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William and Abigail Gerdts, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2014

Associated Names


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