"She's the Hippest Girl in the World": Mod Love (1967)

From “The World Of Kane: Retro candy for your eyes and ears” “True Love Comics” blog:


She’s the Hippest Girl in the World” from ‘Mod Love’, Written by Michael Lutin, art by French pop artist Michel Quarez. Published by Western Publishing Company, inc. 1967.

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Listing from mycomicshop.com:

Mod Love (1967) features a psychedelic, wrap-around romance cover and equally garish interior art. Features three comic book stories, “Shadows from the Past,” “As Long as I Win,” and “She’s the Hippest Girl in the World,” all written by Michael Lutin with uncredited art. Also includes a three page text story, “The Palladium,” a two page ad for a hippie clothing shop–Tiger Morse’s Teenie Weenie at 53rd and Broadway, NY, NY–specializing in psychadelic (now quaint) clothing and side-splitting dialogue as per, “At Tiger Morse’s you know who survives…the fittest! Groovy girl animal who’s just about to evolve!” and ” To keep silent while you’re swinging through the forest, or if you’d rather dance it up than talk it out–the Morse yes or no–dress in white vinyl– is the grooviest way to accentuate the positive!” (we remember when women did wear vinyl dresses–THAT’s what’s scary!), plus “Make-Up for Your Life” with tips such as “Nature grooves cellular make-up,” and plenty of other side-splitting comments from the flower child era. Last but not least, the two page “The Sun” provides an introduction to the signs and meaning of the zodiac, all with a positive flower child flavor. Mod Love is mentioned by artist Trina Robbins in her book “From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Women’s Comics from Teens to Zines.” Published by Western Publishing. Full color, 8.5-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, cardstock cover and slick paper interior. #6201 on cover. Published by Western Publishing. Cover price $0.50.

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