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4 unusual facts about Vaughn Bodē


Vaughn Bodē

In 1968, he moved to Manhattan and joined the staff of the underground newspaper the East Village Other.

Bodē was a friend of animator Ralph Bakshi, and warned him against working with Robert Crumb on the animated film adaptation of Crumb's strip Fritz the Cat.

The Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist was bestowed upon him in 1969, and he was nominated for Best Professional Artist the following year.

Bodé's comic strip feature Deadbone (b&w), then Deadbone Erotica (now in color) and later re-titled Erotica, appeared in the men's magazine Cavalier continuously (with the exception of April 1975) from May 1969 through August 1975.



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