The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp

Lee Marrs’s The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp is a single-issue underground comic from 1973, published by Last Gasp, that follows the weight-gaining exploits of its titular character. Marrs, who wrote and drew the entire book, crafted a playful, body-positive satire that challenged mainstream beauty standards and celebrated unapologetic appetite. Though brief, this one-shot stands as a quirky, enduring artifact of the underground comix movement, showcasing Marrs’s distinctive voice and the era’s willingness to explore taboo subjects with humor and heart.