Mickey Rat #1

1972

Robert Armstrong (artist), Chester Crill (author), Los Angeles Comic Book Company (publisher)

Associated Names
Robert Armstrong

Artist, American, born 1950

Chester Crill

Author, American, active 1970s

Los Angeles Comic Book Company

Publisher, American, 1971 - 1974

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.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    36-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with cover in full color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.4 × 17.78 cm (10 × 7 in.)
    open: 25.4 × 35.56 cm (10 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.126.86


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names


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