Martin/Molloy #2 (featuring Bargearse) Cowtown Comics 1997 (Very Fine)

Description

In 1996, Melbourne artist Dillon Naylor approached Tony Martin and Mick Molloy about making a comic book based on the show. As Dillon explained to the Champagne Comedy website in 2015, ‘I did a complete story and intercepted both of them in the elevator of Triple M, giving me a captive audience to deliver the pitch. They were initially scared, then registered mild amusement, took the mock-up and said they’d get back to me. Many months elapsed, and then Mick rang out of the blue, apologised for forgetting about it, and permitted me.’ Although they didn’t contribute any material, they happily provided Dillon with carte blanche to create the comic. The comic featured Tony and Mick and other fan favourites like Pete Smith and Blimpy, the Lactose Intolerant Cat. It even included their famous shed on the rooftop of the Austereo building, which the duo used to distance themselves from the radio executives physically and figuratively. While only three comic books were published because of a lack of printing funds, they tell a unique part of the Martin/Molloy story.

• Title: Martin/Molloy #2
• Release Date: 1997
• Publisher: Cowtown Comics
• Cover: Dillon Naylor
• Story: Bargearse
• Writer: Dillon Naylor
• Artists: Dillon Naylor
• Editor: Dillon Naylor
• Pages: 32
• Cover Price: $3.50

Condition:

• 8.5 VF+ Very Fine+
  • Raw Comic
  • Price sticker top left corner, flat, tight staple binding, no tears or folds, slight creasing on the spine
  • Bagged and Boarded