Week of 6/2/2025 Sunday-Edition

Yellow Dog #21 Review (NSFW)

Running from 1968-72, the underground comix newspaper/comic book Yellow Dog holds many distinctions, its prolific publishing schedule at 25 issues being perhaps the most remarkable of them for an anthology of its sort (most are lucky to have more than one or two issues). Published in January 1972, does this late entry make an impression on a fastidious first-time Yellow Dog reader like me?

The front cover is illustrated by Carl Lundgren, renowned for his psychedelic rock album covers, despite this half-assed effort, which might suggest otherwise. At least Justin Green’s back cover makes up for it. Keep on Chompin’ Ol’ Yaller!

The Partners by Carl Lundgren — By contrast, Lundgren put more of his all into this one-page comic featuring a man who rushes to rescue someone seemingly in danger at the hands of a monster. Like any fun story, not all is what it seems.