Corn Fed Comics #1

by Kim Deitch

Contains the stories "Madam Fatal Persues the Cryonic Kidnappers," "Venusian Vermin!", "The Photo Finish!", and "Cult of the Clown."

Genres: Comics

36 pages

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Kim Deitch has a reserved place at the first table of underground cartoonists. The son of UPA and Terrytoons animator Gene Deitch, Kim was born in 1944 and grew up around the animation business. He began doing comic strips for the East Village Other in 1967, introducing two of his more famous characters, Waldo the Cat and Uncle Ed, the India Rubber Man. In 1969 he succeeded Vaughn Bodé as editor of Gothic Blimp Works, the Other’s underground comics tabloid. During this period he married fellow cartoonist Trina Robbins and had a daughter, Casey. “The Mishkin Saga” was named one of the Top 30 best English-language comics of the 20th Century by The Comics Journal, and the first issue of The Stuff of Dreams received the Eisner Award for Best Single Issue in 2003. Deitch's recent acclaimed graphic novels include The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Shadowland, Alias the Cat and Deitch's Pictorama, done in collaboration with his brothers Simon and Seth. Deitch remains a true cartoonists’ cartoonist, adored by his peers as much as anyone in the history of the medium.

Reviews

[RSC_Collecting · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love goofy underground comics from the 70's. We've got a real treat here today from Kim Deitch 1971-1972. Full of all kinds of wacky fun! Let's take a look at some of my favorites from this anthology!

Madam Fatal Pursues the Cryonic Kidnappers: Such a weird concept for a story. An old man on his deathbed is cryogenically frozen, then stolen by thieves hoping for a ransom. Madam Fatal, a cross-dressing detective, is on the case to get him back!

Venusian Vermin: Another outrageous idea for a story. Miles Microft, psychic detective, attempts to solve the case of Riddel von Eckmeister embezzling money from a loan counselor. Eckmeister tricks the counselor into believing aliens exist. Our detective, Microft, finds a worthy ally in Eckmeister's own daughter. Aliens, midgets, and strange old Eckmeister. Great stuff.

Cult of the Clown: A crazy clown cult needs to be stopped! George Krenshaw watches his own daughter become hypnotized by Bozo the Clown and he's hard set on putting an end to this nonsense!

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still subversive and irreverent, 47 years on. A gem.

[Alex Firer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this thing in the original newsprint copy is such a mind melting experience. The smut and weirdness feels all the smuttier and weirder without that weird seal of approval from a bigger publisher. Plus oh man. All the new myths that Deitch is so good at creating are there in such a potent way. Love this thing.