Rare Portfolio In Defense Of The 1st Amendment 186/1500 (only 250 signed copies)

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Rare Portfolio In Defense Of The 1st Amendment 186/1500 (only 250 signed copies):
$1699.99

This is a super rare piece of comic book history. One of only 1500 and one of only 250 autographed copies this highly sought-after benefit portfolio that supported the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and their mission to protect the First Amendment.
The portfolio was put together by the artists to aid in the defense of Frank Mangiaraciana, owner of Friendly Franks, which was a small retail store in Lansing, Illinois. On December 10, 1986, the manager of Friendly Franks was busted for an alleged attempt to disseminate obscene materials. The comics which were included in the bust of obscene materials were:Bizarre Sex,Omaha the Cat Dancer,Weirdo,Murder,The Bodyssey,Heavy Metal,Ms. Tree,Love and Rockets,Elfquest,Elektra : Assassin,Swords of the Swashbucklers,The Chronicles of CorumandEx-Mutants.This portfolio includes art prints from various talented artists such as:
Bob Burden (creator of Flaming Carrot Comicsand the Mystery Men),
Will Eisner (creator the Spirt),
Reed Waller(creator Omaha the Cat Dancer),
Sergio Aragones (Mad Magazine,Groo),
Mitch O'Connell,
Denis Kitchen,
Donald Simpson,
Steve Bissettewell-known for his work appearing inTaboo, and DC Comics'Swamp Thing.

Hillary Barta(worked on New Mutants, The Thing),
Robert Crumb(Fritz the Cat) The unused cover forWeirdo#18 is a true rarity for Crumb collectors found in this portfolio,
Frank Miller (he created the character Elektra, Sin City, and 300.)Comic lore has it that only artwork from issue #1 of Frank Miller's ground-breaking 1983Roninhas ever left his possession. This unpublished cover originally designed for issue #4 may be as close as you can get to anything from that issue (found in this portfolio),
and Eric Vincent.
These prints are signed by the artists themselves. The portfolio is in excellent shape and is a must-have for any serious collector of comics and graphic novels. The publisher of this portfolio is Port Publications. Don't miss your chance to own a piece of comic book history while supporting a great cause.
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Will be shipped via USPS with tracking number.
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