Fever Dreams by Richard Corben

FEVER DREAMS by Richard Corben (1972). 1st printing.

Now A Motion Picture Starring Patton Oswalt!! The cover story, "To Meet the Faces You Meet," has been adapted as the movie MEAD, premiering in summer 2022. Written by frequent Corben collaborator Jan Strnad this is one of the pair's true classics. Friz, an interstellar human outlaw, floats alone in a giant robot spacecraft with only Mead, the ship's cybernetic psychic for company. Mead conjures real-looking solid illusions, including female companionship, to amuse the jaded Friz, while Friz himself eludes ships in pursuit by projecting his own powerful mental illusions. This early underground comix science fiction cross-over was very popular, going through several printings. The other portion of the comic is "The Unicorn Quest," also written by Strnad but drawn by John Adkins Richardson. Fabulous front cover by Corben (later printings are generally not as vivid as this initial printing).

Kitchen Sink Press published. 1st printing (July 1972). NM/Mint. $30