Grass Green

Grass Green
BornRichard Edward Green
(1939-05-07)May 7, 1939
Fort Wayne, Indiana
DiedAugust 5, 2002(2002-08-05) (aged 63)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist, Penciller
Notable works
Xal-Kor the Human Cat
Super Soul Comix
AwardsAlley Award, 1966

Richard Edward "Grass" Green (May 7, 1939[1] – August 5, 2002) was an African American cartoonist notable for being the first black participant in both the 1960s fan art movement and the 1970s underground comics movement.[2] In the 1960s, Green's Harvey Kurtzman-like[3] zany, action-packed, humorous comics parodies appeared in numerous fanzines. His "outrageous" 1970s and 1980s underground work used searing humor to expose America's racism and bigotry.[4]

  1. ^ Social Security Death Index.
  2. ^ Grass Green at the Lambiek Comiclopedia. Accessed Apr. 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "Grass Green Succumbs at 63", Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine. Reprinted in Vance, Michael. "Suspended Animation," SFReader.com (Aug. 15, 2002) Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Apr. 16, 2009.
  4. ^ Rifas, Leonard. "Racial Imagery, Racism, Individualism, and Underground Comix," ImageTexT (2004). Accessed Apr. 14, 2009.