Rip Off Comix #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"E. Z. Wolf's Kangaroo Court" is a satirical gem from 1978, written and illustrated by Gilbert Shelton in his signature absurdist style. This issue features a delightfully bizarre take on American sports culture, spotlighting Wonder-Wart Hog’s unlikely foray into professional football with the Muthalode Bungers. The wild, collaborative cover art brings together multiple underground cartoonists, including Shelton, R. Diggs, Dave Sheridan, Foolbert Sturgeon, and Bill Griffith, making it a standout piece in the series.
In "Sudden Death," unemployed hog Philbert Desanex gets an unlikely shot at glory when the legendary Wonder-Wart Hog joins the Muthalode Bungers, turning the absurd world of professional football into a biting satire of sports culture. With sharp humor and wild animal antics, the story skewers the spectacle of athletic fame—no real stakes, just pure, ridiculous chaos.
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Reprinted in The Best of The Rip Off Press #4 (1980), Wonder Wart-Hog and the Nurds of November: Gilbert Shelton's Exciting Cartoon Novel of Election-Year Politics, International Nuclear Terror, Professional Football, Science Fiction, Motorcycle and Auto Racing, Pestilence, Famine, Economic Collapse #[nn] (1980), The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers #6 (1980), U-Comix #2 (1980), U-Comix #6 (1981), U-Comix #8 (1981), U-Comix #9 (1981), Gateavisa #5/1982 (1982), U-Comix #43 (1984), Pox #11/1985 (1985), Underground Classics #3 (1985), Rip Off Comix #21 (1988), Pox #2/1989 (1989), The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers #4 (1992), Griffith Observatory #[nn] (1993), The Best of Wonder Wart-Hog #[nn] (2013), The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Follies #4 (2023)
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