Button 047: Famous Cartoonist Steve Stiles (Dope Comix, Snarf)

Famous Cartoonist Button 47

Steve Stiles. A prolific and versatile cartoonist, Stiles contributed to every Kitchen Sink anthology (Dope Comix, Death Rattle, Snarf, Bizarre Sex and Comix Book) as well as Last Gasp's Anarchy Comics and various stints at Marvel and larger companies. He produced one solo comic, Hyper. Stiles also illustrated the back-up stories for Mark Schultz's Xenozoic Tales.

Pinback Jack issued this "Famous Cartoonist Series" of self-portrait buttons back in 1975. All of the participating cartoonists were alive and created self-portraits specifically for this button set. With very few exceptions, the images have not appeared elsewhere in print. The buttons were distributed by Krupp Comic Works and Phil Seuling. This set was originally announced as 52 buttons, and the alphabetical numbering reflects that. However, two artists (Neal Adams and Rick Meyerowitz) turned in their self-portraits late, after the first 52 had already been designed. They were included in the set, but numbered 53 and 54 respectively, out of alphabetical sequence. Steve Krupp's Curio Shoppe is now the exclusive source of the remaining limited inventory.

All the color buttons in this set are metal with clear celluloid covers, are 2.25 inches in diameter, and have "safety" pinbacks. This button is listed for sale as an individual, but we do offer the complete set as well.