God Nose
| God Nose | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the first printing | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Jack Jackson |
| Format | One-shot |
| Publication date | 1964 |
| No. of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | God, Jesus |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Jaxon |
| Artist(s) | Jaxon |
God Nose is a 42-page American comic book produced in 1964 by Jack "Jaxon" Jackson and is considered one of the first underground comix.[1][2][3] God Nose centers on philosophical discussions between God and the "fools he rules".[4]
Plot
[edit]God Nose portrays God as an old man with a white beard and a crown, sitting on a golden throne in Heaven. He and Jesus discuss modern life, including such controversial topics as birth control and racism. At one point, Jesus returns to Earth to be a folk singer and to try out surfing. God also visits Earth, at one point materializing into the bedroom of a couple as they are about to make love.
Publication history
[edit]Jaxon's God Nose strip first appeared in the Florida college fanzine Charlatan, where it was published from 1963 to at least 1966.
In 1964, Jaxon collected a number of the previous strips, and printed 1,000 copies on a Xerox machine at the Texas State Capital print shop after hours.[5][6][7] The first printing of God Nose is 8-1/2" x 11" in size and 42 pages long.[8]
Rip Off Press, an underground publisher co-founded by Jaxon, did a second printing in 1969, with a revised cover lacking a cover price and with a pink border with red central color. The third printing, also by Rip Off Press, has a blue border with green central color and a 50c price below the basketball hoop. Rip Off Press did a fourth and final printing in 1971; it has a red border with yellow central color and a 50c cover price. The second-fourth printings are standard comic book size, 44 pages long.[8]
The entirety of God Nose was also reprinted as Underground Classics (Rip Off Press, 1985 series) #6 (1988).
References
[edit]- ^ SXSW Film - Letting the Freak Brothers Flag Fly: Gilbert Shelton on his iconic comic's long, strange trip to the screen - Screens - The Austin Chronicle
- ^ Esther's Follies: After 30 years, Awn is off - Arts - The Austin Chronicle
- ^ The Comics (Artist) Panel: Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond - Arts - The Austin Chronicle
- ^ Booke, Keith M. 2010, Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels, ABC-CLIO, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA
- ^ TEDxCMU – Zach Weiner – The Fall and Rise of the American Comic Strip – YouTube
- ^ God Nose #1 (Jack Jackson, 1964) Condition: VF Silver Age (1956-1969)Alternative/Underground
- ^ "Comic creator: Jack Jackson (Jaxon)", Lambiek Comiclopedia. Accessed Sept. 20, 2010.
- ^ a b Fox, M. Steven. "God Nose", ComixJoint. Accessed Dec. 5, 2016.