DETAILS: Rare first edition of Sex Syndicate by Sean, Hudson Bookstore NYC, 1970. This title was a huge success for Sean when first published and had no fewer than five printings between 1970 and 1980. This copy is the first printing debut published by the Hudson Bookstore, which was a small New York City gay establishment that published a handful of gay comic titles they distributed exclusively through mail order.
BIOGRAPHY: Sean and Shawn were the pen-names of John Klamik (1935 – 2005), an American artist specializing in gay male erotica and comics. His homosexual-themed cartoons were among the first to appear in US publications, including a regular feature in the early years of The Advocate. He worked under two pen-names: Shawn for more mainstream gay publications such as In Touch, and Sean for niche publications such as Drummer. In the 1970s he did illustrations for novels and collections of short stories published by Larry Townsend, and his Leatherman’s Handbook. In the mid 1970's he created stand-alone wordless comics Biff and Biff Bound for San Francisco publisher Le Salon. During this time he produced eighteen 10-page comics stories for photo-story magazines published by Nova Studios, which were reprinted in Meatmen. In the 1980s he also did art direction for some of Nova's films and videos. In the late 1980s he produced "Up the Block", a humor comic strip set in a gay neighborhood. He is considered by many to be a pioneer in the gay civil rights movement.
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