Sexy Comix No. 1, A Grafipar Magazine by Seto, Claudio; Mozart Couto; Julio Shimamoto; Paul Leminski; Nelson Faria; Faruk El-Khatib - 1982

Curitiba, Brazil: Grafipar/Grafica Editora, 1982. Paperback. First edition. Very Good+ paperback with a light crease to one corner of the front cover and light shelf wear. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A collection of English-translated Brazilian erotic comics by the legendary publishing house, Grafipar. In its brief life (1978 to 1983) Grafipar published numerous comics in the vein of Heavy Metal--fantasy, science fiction, sword & sorcery, policier, horror, national folk tales--all with heavy doses of eroticism. In that five-year period, Curitiba--the city where the company resided--attracted the best and brightest designers, illustrators, comic artists, and writers all of whom lived blocks from one another. As far as is known, this issue of Sexy Comix (which lasted only 6 issues in Brazil) was the only non-Portuguese publication they produced. Includes artwork and text by Mozart Couto, Claudio Seto, Julio Shimamoto, Paul Leminski, Flavio Colin, Jorge Fischer, Rodval Matias, Carlos Magno, Gustavo Machado, Fernando Bonini, Eros Maichrowicz, Edson Cortiano, Octavio Aragon (Aragao), Sebastian Seabra, Franco de Rosa, Watson Portela, Itamar Goncalves, and Nelson Padrella. Edited by Claudio Seto and Nelson Faria; published by Faruk El-Khatib. Unpaginated [ca. 80 pages]; b&w comics throughout; 8 x 10.5 inches.