This massive, oversize hardcover collects the complete run of the underground comix series, Tits & Clits.  Conceived and edited by Joyce Farmer and Lyn Chevli – who together created the entirety of the first two issues – the series was originally published between 1972 and 1987 and served to push the boundaries of Feminism and the Women's Liberation Movement into the comics world.  This collection also includes, in their entirety, Pandora's Box and Abortion Eve, two early stand alone undergrounds, also both written and drawn by Joyce Farmer and Lyn Chevli.

Given the title, it's no surprise that women's bodies and sexuality were the focus of Tits & Clits, and that no topic was off limits.  Birth control, abortion, menstruation, masturbation, a wide sampling of consensual sexual encounters – real and fantasy – and plenty more are covered in these pages.  While the tone here is largely satiric – think a Mad Magazine take on Our Bodies, Ourselves for the underground comix reader – there was still room for earnest thoughts and real feelings. 

Readers can get up to speed with historical context and more by reading the introductory essay by the book’s editor, Samantha Meier.  For anyone desireing a better idea of what to expect, Fantagraphics has provided a brief preview HERE.

The Reproductive Rights Issue.

212 pages

2023