Found online last night whilst looking for something else (as usual) were these four underground comix from 1966-1969 by a group called Hairy Who from Chicago. The Hairy Who? I hear you ask? A group of graduates of the Art Institute of Chicago practicing together during the late sixties who formed their own movement for a few short years. Not only are they wonderfully surreal, colourful and original, they also look nothing like the prevelant psychedelic styles of the time save for the odd Heinz Edlemann-esque touches here and there from Gladys Nilsson. They also veer far from the underground comic scene on the West Coast and actually look more like something from Art Speigleman‘s RAW magazine although that wouldn’t appear until 15 years later. You wouldn’t be able to afford them even if you found a copy from what I’ve seen of past sales but some kind soul has scanned each of the four extremely rare issues and put them on Internet Archive for all to enjoy.
Portable Hairy Who (1966)
Hairy Who Sideshow (1967)
Hairy Who (1968)
Hairy Who Cat-o-Log (1969)