- Frank Stack
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name = Frank Stack
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pseudonym = Foolbert Sturgeon
birthdate = 1937
birthplace = Houston, Texas
United States
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occupation = Comic book writer
nationality = United States
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genre =Underground comics
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website =Frank Huntington Stack (aka Foolbert Sturgeon) (b. 1937 in Houston, Texas, United States) [ [http://deniskitchen.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=bios.stack Frank Stack / Foolbert Sturgeon Biography and Information: Comic Book Art - Underground Comix ] ] is an American underground
cartoonist . Working under the name Foolbert Sturgeon to avoid persecution for his work while living in thebible belt , Stack published what is considered by many to be the first underground comic book, "The Adventures of Jesus", in 1962.He graduated from the
University of Texas in Austin with a BFA in 1959. [ [http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?artist=124757 Frank Stack - Artist, Art - Frank Huntington Stack ] ] He was also a Professor of Art at theUniversity of Missouri , and did stints teaching atAppalachian State andVirginia Tech . In addition to publishing several articles inThe Comics Journal , he has contributed comics to Zero Zero,Blab! ,Snarf andRip Off Comix anthologies.Books
*"The Adventures of Jesus" (1962)
*"The New Adventures of Jesus" (1969)
*"Jesus Meets the Armed Services" (1970)
*"Jesus Comics #3" featuring "Jesus Joins the Academic Community" (1972)
*"Feelgood Funnies" (1972)
*"Dorman's Doggie" (1990)
*"Naked Glory - the Erotic Art of Frank Stack"
*"Our Cancer Year " written byHarvey Pekar (1994)
*"The New Adventures of Jesus - The Second Coming" (2007) Compilation and commentaryNotes
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