Cherry Poptart

Cherry Poptart is an uninhibited young woman whose sexually explicit misadventures form the backbone of Larry Welz's underground comix series, embodying the freewheeling, countercultural spirit of Last Gasp publishing.

Half a century in the underground comix scene is no small feat, and Cherry Poptart — launched in Funnybook #1 in 1971 by Rick Pflug and Gilbert Shelton — has been flying the Last Gasp flag since the Bronze Age. This is a character rooted in the freewheeling, countercultural spirit that defined underground publishing, with her own dedicated series (Cherry Poptart, later simply Cherry) and even a legacy edition celebrating her enduring presence. With a catalog stretching from 1971 all the way to 2021, she's a genuine survivor of the underground comix world, sharing pages along the way with the likes of Cherry Popstar — and if you're building a collection that honors the irreverent, anything-goes energy of that era, she's absolutely worth tracking down.