Don Donahue | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1942 |
| Died | October 27, 2010 (aged 68) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, editor, retailer |
| Known for | Contributions to the underground comix movement |
| Notable work | Apex Novelties The Apex Treasury of Underground Comics |
| Partner | Dori Seda |
 The Apex Novelties logo | |
| Founded | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Don Donahue |
| Defunct | early 1990s |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | San Francisco, California |
| Key people | Susan Goodrick |
| Publication types | Comics, pamphlets, posters |
| Nonfiction topics | Politics, social commentary |
| Fiction genres | Underground comix |
Donald Richard Donahue (May 18, 1942 – October 27, 2010)[1] was a comic book publisher, operating under the name Apex Novelties, one of the instigators of the underground comix movement in the 1960s.[2]
Donahue published numerous influential comics from that movement, including the first run of Zap Comix and a number of other highly regarded comics by Robert Crumb, such as Your Hytone Comics (1971) and Black and White Comics (1973).
Apex Novelties published the bulk of its comix from 1968 to 1974. Besides Crumb, other creators associated with Apex Novelties include S. Clay Wilson, Jay Lynch, Victor Moscoso, Art Spiegelman, Rory Hayes, Spain Rodriguez, Rick Griffin, Michael McMillan, Kim Deitch, Shary Flenniken, Justin Green, and Gilbert Shelton.
Donahue co-edited The Apex Treasury of Underground Comics, one of the first book collections to highlight the underground comix era.
- ^ Levin, Bob. "Don Donahue 1942-2010: As Far as Hello," The Comics Journal website (Nov. 2, 2010).
- ^ Estren, Mark James. A History of Underground Comics (Ronin Publishing, 1993).