San Francisco Comic Book Company
1969
-
1976
- A-Z
- 1
- Publishing Began:
- 1969
- Comics Publishing Began:
- 1969
- Publishing Ended:
- 1976
- Comics Publishing Ended:
- 1976
- Country:
- United States
- Indicia / Colophon Publishers:
- 3
- Brand Groups:
- 1
- Brand Emblems in Use:
- 2
- Total Number of Series:
- 19
- Total Number of Issues:
- 21
- Show Covers by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Show Issues by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Creator Checklist:
- via linked story records
- Notes:
- Gary Arlington was a comics retailer, artist, editor, and publisher, who became a key figure in the underground comix movement of the 1960s and 1970s. As owner of one of America's first comic book stores, the San Francisco Comic Book Company, located in San Francisco's Mission District, Arlington's establishment became a focal point for the Bay Area's underground artists. He published comics under the name San Francisco Comic Book Company, as well as publishing and distributing comics under the name Eric Fromm.
Arlington was particularly devoted to the underground anthology San Francisco Comic Book, which featured the work of many of the region's top talents, including Bill Griffith, Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Rory Hayes, Willy Murphy, Jim Osborne, Trina Robbins, and Spain Rodriguez. Arlington published the first issue himself and the next two with the assistance of fellow Bay Area publisher the Print Mint.
As the San Francisco Comic Book Company, Arlington published comics sporadically from 1968–1972 and photocopied minicomics from 1970–c. 1980. Comix creators published by Arlington included Crumb, Spiegelman, Joel Beck, Roger Brand, John Burnham, Melinda Gebbie, Justin Green, Rory Hayes, Hank Kingfish, Chris Mettz, Larry Rippee, Dori Seda, Barry Siegel, Bruce Simon, Spain, Ron Turner, and S. Clay Wilson.
Arlington closed his store in 2002. - Keywords
- Bay Area; counterculture; minicomics; San Francisco; underground comics; underground comix; zines
Editing
| Series | Year | Issues | Covers | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Stars | 1970 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1970 |
| Bogeyman Comics [m] | 1969 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1969 - 1969 |
| Buck Boy | 1976 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 1976 |
| Changes [m] | 1972 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1972 |
| The Compleat Mister Infinity [m] | 1970 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1970 |
| Ebon [m] | 1970 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | January 1970 |
| Gary Arlington's Thrilling Murder Comics [m] | 1971 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | January 1971 |
| Man from Utopia [m] | 1972 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1972 |
| Modern Medical Romances | 1972 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1972 |
| Moonchild Comics [m] | 1969 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1969 |
| Mr. Natural [m] | 1970 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Have 7 (Need 3) | [August] 1970 - 1971? |
| No Matter How Thin You Slice It It's Still Baloney! | 1972 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | May 1972 |
| Reefer Madness | 1972 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1972 |
| Ric Sloane Comics [m] | 1969 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 1) | 1969 |
| San Francisco Comic Book [m] | 1970 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | January-February 1970 |
| Self Destruct: Bulletin of the Suicide Liberation Front | 1973 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 1973 |
| Stoned Picture Parade | 1975 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1975 |
| Zap [m] | 1972 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1972 ? |
| Zip•a•Tunes and Moire Melodies [m] | 1972 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1972 |
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