Heritage is Going Underground
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Auctions (HCA) has recently announced that they are moving rapidly into the
field of underground art and comics!
“This is a move whose time has
come,” says John Petty, HCA’s Director of Auctions. “We’ve been successful over
the past year with the limited amount of underground material we’ve offered, and
I’m excited about moving more aggressively into this fascinating area of comics
history.”
“Underground” comics, first published in the early 1960s, were
alternative comics that dealt with themes such as sex, drugs and politics that
mainstream publishers either couldn’t, or wouldn’t, touch. Many significant
comic artists, such as Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton and Vaughn Bode, artists
who still have an important presence in the industry, got their start in
undergrounds.
Assisting Heritage in this effort is Jim Pitts, former
owner and proprietor of Collector’s Corner in Menlo Park, California, and
current publisher of Hippy Comix. “I’m pleased to have the opportunity to bring
undergrounds to a larger audience,” Pitts said. “Heritage has proven themselves
in the collectibles field, and this seems like a natural growth area for
them.”
Starting with HCA’s December 6-7 auction, Pitts will begin
acquiring consignments of underground comics and art. Potential consignors of
underground material are invited to contact Jim Pitts at
jpitts@HeritageComics.com.
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