Gary Arlington
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Gary Edson Arlington (October 7, 1938 – January 16, 2014) was an American retailer, artist, editor, and publisher, who became a key figure in the underground comix movement of the 1960s and 1970s.[1] As owner of one of America's first comic book stores, the San Francisco Comic Book Company, located in San Francisco's Mission District, Arlington's establishment became a focal point for the Bay Area's underground artists. He published comics under the name San Francisco Comic Book Company, as well as publishing and distributing comics under the name Eric Fromm (not connected to the German critical theorist). Cartoonist Robert Crumb has noted, "Gary made a cultural contribution in San Francisco in the late 1960s, through the '70s, '80s & '90s that was more significant than he realizes."[2]
Gary Arlington | |
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Born | Gary Edson Arlington (1938-10-07)October 7, 1938 San Jose, California, US |
Died | January 16, 2014(2014-01-16) (aged 75) San Francisco, California, US |
Area(s) | Publisher, retailer, artist |
Notable works | San Francisco Comic Book Company San Francisco Comic Book |