Tales from the Tube
Twenty-page comic book insert, bound into the February 1972 issue of Surfer magazine, featuring the work of San Francisco underground cartoonists (and Zap contributors) Rick Griffin, R. Crumb, Robert Williams, and S. Clay Wilson, among others. One reviewer described Tales from the Tube as "a cartoon love letter to surfing and surf culture." The project was conceived and developed by Griffin, who ...
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Rick Griffin. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
"Tales from the Tube" cover, art by Rick GriffinSubscribe to view
Detail from "Cosmic Shangri-la," by Glenn Chasse, from "Tales from the Tube"Subscribe to view
"Tales from the Tube" contributors R Crumb (right) and Robert Williams, 1989Subscribe to view
Tales from the Tube movie handbill (1975), art by Rick GriffinSubscribe to view
The Tube Monster from Rick Griffin's "Tales from the Tube"Subscribe to view
Rick Griffin. Photo: Art Brewer
"Tales from the Tube" cover, art by Rick Griffin
Detail from "Cosmic Shangri-la," by Glenn Chasse, from "Tales from the Tube"
"Tales from the Tube" contributors R Crumb (right) and Robert Williams, 1989
Tales from the Tube movie handbill (1975), art by Rick Griffin
The Tube Monster from Rick Griffin's "Tales from the Tube"