Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary by Justin Green - First Edition 1972 Underground Comic Book (18+) - Collectible Vintage Graphic Novel for Comic Enthusiasts & Art Collectors

(18+)

Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary, Justin Considine Green, Berkeley, California. Last Gasp Eco-Funnies. 1972. Original cover price: 50 cents.

1st Print, Fine, 9 14/16" x 6 14/16".

Justin Green's Binky Brown is regarded as the first major work of autobiography in English-language comics, and as a direct and immediate influence upon significant contemporaries of underground comix such as Aline Kominsky, Robert Crumb, and Art Spiegelman.  An exploration of the author's "compulsive neurosis" (later diagnosed as OCD), as viewed through the lens of Roman Catholicism.

Acquired from a Bay Area collector, single owner, minimally read, stored safely since original purchase.  Sleeved and archival cardboard-backed.

Minimal wear and rubbing to spine, minimal age toning to pages, light creasing to covers, no oxidization to staples, tips are sharp, interior is clean.