1956 Jules Feiffer 2nd ever appearance...
Item # 725740
October 31, 1956
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1956
* Jules Feiffer - American satirist - cartoonist
* 2nd ever appearance headed "Sick, Sick, Sick"
Page 6 has the second ever appearance of a Jules Feiffer cartoon headed: "Sick, Sick, Sick" (see images) Issues from the 1950's are extremely rare as the circulation of this publication was very low in it's infancy.
background: The rarity of an original October 31, 1956, issue of The Village Voice cannot be overstated; it is a "survivor" artifact from the birth of the American underground press. Because the Voice was printed on high-acid, low-grade newsprint and distributed as a hyper-local weekly with a modest circulation, the vast majority of copies were discarded within days or have since crumbled into dust due to the paper’s inherent instability. Finding an intact copy from the publication's first year—especially the second-ever appearance of Jules Feiffer—is a statistical anomaly. In the world of collectibles, this is known as "ephemera," items meant to be temporary that become valuable precisely because they were never intended to last. While later issues from the 1960s and 70s are relatively common in archives, these "Year One" issues represent the DNA of modern satire and are typically held only by institutional libraries, the Feiffer estate, or a handful of elite counter-culture collectors. Having a physical copy is essentially holding a primary source document of the moment the "Intellectual Cartoon" was born.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955, the Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City.
Complete in 16 pages, tabloid-size, some wear along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos which some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. Please purchase with discretion.
* Jules Feiffer - American satirist - cartoonist
* 2nd ever appearance headed "Sick, Sick, Sick"
Page 6 has the second ever appearance of a Jules Feiffer cartoon headed: "Sick, Sick, Sick" (see images) Issues from the 1950's are extremely rare as the circulation of this publication was very low in it's infancy.
background: The rarity of an original October 31, 1956, issue of The Village Voice cannot be overstated; it is a "survivor" artifact from the birth of the American underground press. Because the Voice was printed on high-acid, low-grade newsprint and distributed as a hyper-local weekly with a modest circulation, the vast majority of copies were discarded within days or have since crumbled into dust due to the paper’s inherent instability. Finding an intact copy from the publication's first year—especially the second-ever appearance of Jules Feiffer—is a statistical anomaly. In the world of collectibles, this is known as "ephemera," items meant to be temporary that become valuable precisely because they were never intended to last. While later issues from the 1960s and 70s are relatively common in archives, these "Year One" issues represent the DNA of modern satire and are typically held only by institutional libraries, the Feiffer estate, or a handful of elite counter-culture collectors. Having a physical copy is essentially holding a primary source document of the moment the "Intellectual Cartoon" was born.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955, the Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City.
Complete in 16 pages, tabloid-size, some wear along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos which some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. Please purchase with discretion.
Category: The 20th Century
