HOWARD CRUSE (1944-2019) "Yet Another Sociable Evening at the Torrid Tush." Together, original two-sheet cartoon for Wendel, published in The Advocate, 1989. Ink and marker with correction fluid on stiff paper; title is printed and collaged onto the first page. Each sheet measures 587x450 mm; 23x17 3/4 inches. Signed ©1989 by H. Cruse in ink, lower margin of first page and artist's name and address handwritten on verso. Provenance: The Estate of Howard Cruse. The American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics, Cruse first gained attention in the 1970s during the underground comix movement and was the founding editor of Gay Comix in 1980. He created "Wendel," a gay-themed strip during the 1980s but reached a more mainstream audience in 1995 when an imprint of DC Comics published his graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby.
HOWARD CRUSE (1944-2019) "Yet Another Sociable Evening at the Torrid Tush." Together, original two-sheet cartoon for Wendel, published in The Advocate, 1989. Ink and marker with correction fluid on stiff paper; title is printed and collaged onto the first page. Each sheet measures 587x450 mm; 23x17 3/4 inches. Signed ©1989 by H. Cruse in ink, lower margin of first page and artist's name and address handwritten on verso. Provenance: The Estate of Howard Cruse. The American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics, Cruse first gained attention in the 1970s during the underground comix movement and was the founding editor of Gay Comix in 1980. He created "Wendel," a gay-themed strip during the 1980s but reached a more mainstream audience in 1995 when an imprint of DC Comics published his graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby.
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