Hothead (3 results)
Published by D C Thomson & Co Ltd & John Leng & Co Ltd 1960
- Softcover
- Periodical
Seller: Shore Books, London, United KingdomShore Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 8.00
£ 11.00 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. Stories featured: "The Stranger On The 3.15" / "The Man Who Broke The Rules" / "One Desperate Hour" / "I Mustn't Tell Him I Love Him!" / "Charlie's Last Stand" / "A Black Mark Against Him" / "The Talk Of The Town" / "Jungle Nurse" / "The Beautiful Hothead" (BT#48).
Published by Hothead New York, NY 1970
Seller: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, U.S.A.Specific Object / David Platzker
Contact seller5-star seller[2] pp.; 28 x 21.6 cm.; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Two sheet document from The Hothead Constitution outlining "a Hothead's goal in life is to achieve a hot head, a sizzled skull, a cool cranium, a melted mind, a battered brain, and scrambled eggs for a head" detailing what the… Hotheads stand for and are against. The Constitution lists nine points a Hothead is for: attacking enemies with lies, intimidation and underhanded means; the power of lies; being against anything; hothead are cool people; hothead heroes include Charlie Manson, Lee Oswald, Hitler, etc.; the annihilation of the human race; elimination of nature; eradication of the US and Tricky Dicky; driving opponents to despair. Further indexes that Hotheads are against logic, the Beatles, youth culture; Pop culture; Woodstock, Haight-Ashbury, St. Mark's Place; "anyone who has not had 200 trips on LSD"; ecology nuts words like "heavy," "dynamite," "wow," "groovy," etc. Second page signed with forged inked signatures by Eric Clapton, John A. Doe and others. Good / Very Good. Folded in six, arrow pencil notation on recto, tattered edges on top of first page, light handling marks and edge wear.
- Softcover
Seller: Max Rambod Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.Max Rambod Inc
Contact seller5-star sellerDiMassa, Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist, 1993-1995 documents the consolidation of queer feminist expression within underground comics during a period of heightened LGBTQ activism and cultural response to gendered violence in the United States. Created and self-published by Diane DiMassa, the series centers a…lesbian protagonist whose exaggerated acts of retaliation against harassment and misogyny function as a narrative framework for addressing trauma, mental health, and survival. By 1993, these later issues reflect the maturation of a visual and narrative language that placed lesbian identity, therapy, and community life at the center of comics production, circulating through alternative press networks outside mainstream publishing constraints. San Francisco: Giant Ass Publishing, 1993-1995. Archive of seven issues from the twenty-one issue series, comprising Nos. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, and 20 issued in illustrated wrappers. Staple-bound comic format. Black and white interiors with illustrated covers. [1] DiMassa, Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist. Issue No. 11. 1993. Develops community interactions and interpersonal dynamics within queer spaces. [2] DiMassa, Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist. Issue No. 12. 1993. Consolidates narrative elements of trauma, resistance, and identity into a more integrated structure. [3] DiMassa, Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist. Issue No. 13. 1994. Extends the interplay between internal psychological reflection and outward confrontation, reinforcing continuity across the series. [4] DiMassa, Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist. Issue No. 14. 1994. Expands supporting character dynamics while maintaining focus on systemic misogyny and response. [5] DiMassa, Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist. Issue No. 15. 1994. Continues episodic structure with sustained attention to therapy, trauma, and resistance. [6] DiMassa, Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist. Issue No. 19. 1995. Maintains emphasis on queer community and identity within hostile social environments. [12] DiMassa, Diane. Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist. Issue No. 20. 1993. Sustains the comic's core themes of rage, survival, and confrontation, reinforcing its role as a vehicle for queer feminist expression. Produced within alternative publishing circuits, these issues demonstrate how queer creators used comics as a medium to address violence, identity, and mental health outside commercial frameworks. The series aligns with broader 1990s cultural developments, including increased visibility of LGBTQ communities and debates surrounding censorship and representation, while sustaining a direct and unmediated approach to lesbian identity and lived experience. Light wear consistent with handling; interiors clean; bindings sound. Overall very good condition.
