Helix Vol. XI No. 1, January 2, 1970

[JOURNALISM - Underground Press - Seattle] DORPAT, Paul with John Cunnick, Walt Crowley, et al. (eds)

Published by Helix, Seattle, 1969

Tabloid printed on newsprint measuring 11.5 x 15 inches. Pp. 24 including covers. A bright, fresh copy. A solid copy of the Seattle underground paper Helix joined a burgeoning underground press then including groundbreaking alternative papers the East Village Other, the Los Angeles Free Press, the Fifth Estate and the Berkeley Barb. Founded by Paul Sawyer, Paul Dorpat and Lorenzo Milam, it sprang from their intellectual fervor at the Free University, an alternative thinktank they also founded. Eventually star-illustrator Walt Crowley assumed editorship. A pebble in the shoe of Seattle establishment, the "hip rag" brought attention to civic injustice by rallying its youthful readership to activism. The apogee of that effort followed the 1970 killing of students at Kent State: over the course of May 5-8, Helix organized protests that blocked US Interstate 5 while marching between the University District and rallies at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. Includes an article on Allen Ginsberg trial, an ad for the band Spirit with Bread opening at the Eagles Auditorium, and Sly and the Family Stone at Seattle Center Arena.This issue is housed in a removable, clear sleeve with an acid-free backing. . Seller Inventory # 11903

Bibliographic Details

Title: Helix Vol. XI No. 1, January 2, 1970
Publisher: Helix, Seattle
Publication Date: 1969
Binding: Tabloid Newspaper
Illustrator: Walt Crowley
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Printing.