Speed Sprocket and The Gazelle

Clay Geerdes’s Speed Sprocket and The Gazelle is a single-issue comic from 1983, a fast-paced, self-contained story that captures the energy of early independent comics. Geerdes, the sole creator, introduced a unique pair of characters in a one-shot that stands as a curious, brief footnote from the dawn of the modern small-press era. Its existence is a snapshot of a time when creators could put out a single, personal vision without the need for a series.