Jesus Meets the Armed Services [Jesus Comics]

Foolbert Sturgeon’s single-issue satire for Rip Off Press, Jesus Meets the Armed Services (1970), is a cornerstone of underground comix irreverence, blending counterculture critique with absurdist religious parody. Sturgeon, the sole writer and artist, uses the premise to skewer both military bureaucracy and organized piety, delivering a sharp, one-shot punch that captures the era’s anti-authoritarian spirit. Though brief, its place in the Jesus Comics lineage underscores how underground publishers like Rip Off Press weaponized humor to challenge sacred cows.