Skip Williamson (1944–2017)
Author of The Scum Also Rises
About the Author
Skip Williamson was born Mervyn Wilton Williamson Jr. in San Antonio, Texas on August 19, 1944. He sold his first cartoon to Help! Magazine in 1961. He became a creator of underground comics that merged his radical politics with his love of scatological humor. His characters included Snappy Sammy show more Smoot. He and cartoonist Jay Lynch created Bijou Funnies, a comic book that showcased their work and that of other artists. He also edited the comic book Conspiracy Capers and helped illustrate Steal This Book written by Abbie Hoffman. He later found work at men's magazines including Hustler, Gallery, and Playboy, where he was an art editor and created a comics section, Playboy Funnies. He died from renal failure on March 16, 2017 at the age of 72. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Skip Williamson
Gag Reflex # 1 1 copy
Smoot 1 copy
Associated Works
The Apex Treasury of Underground Comics / The Best of Bijou Funnies (1981) — Contributor — 74 copies, 2 reviews
Bijou funnies, No. 2 — Illustrator, some editions — 4 copies
Bijou funnies, No. 4 — Illustrator, some editions — 4 copies
Bijou funnies, No. 5 — Illustrator, some editions — 3 copies
Bijou funnies, No. 6 — Illustrator, some editions — 2 copies
Bijou funnies, No. 8 — Illustrator, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1944-08-19
- Date of death
- 2017-03-16
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- Cartoonist
- Relationships
- Ricketts, Mark (friend)
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Reviews
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Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Also by
- 13
- Members
- 54
- Popularity
- #299,230
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 3