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AFTER DARK/SPRING 2026

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Our AFTER DARK/SPRING auction features fine art from masters of the male form and many of the 20th century's most important artists. From intimate portraiture to daring depictions of embrace, our newest AFTER DARK auction showcases exceptional works by gay trailblazers like Rex, The Hun, MATT, Tom of Finland, John Dugdale, Joe Brainard, Lloyd Lozes Goff, Raymond Han, and many more. Vallots Auctioneers info@vallots.com
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Joe Brainard (American, 1942-1994), et al.
Lot 56

Joe Brainard (American, 1942-1994), et al.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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Very fine complete set of C Comics no. 1 & 2. 1964. Featuring illustration from Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, Barbara Guest, Ron Padgett, James Schuyler, Tony Towle, Bill Berkson, Edwin Denby, et al.

C Comics, no. 1. Side-stapled wrappers. Cover and drawings by Joe Brainard. Lorenz Guide, publisher. Collaborative comic strips by Bill Berkson, Robert Dash, Edwin Denby, Kenward Elmslie, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, Gerard Malanga, Frank O'Hara, Ron Padgett, James Schuyler, Johnny Stanton, Tony Towle, and Tom Veitch.

14 x 8 1/2". 

C Comics, no. 2. Saddle-stitched wrappers. A Boke Press Publication. Covers and drawings by Joe Brainard. Collaborative comic strips with John Ashbery, Bill Berkson, Ted Berrigan, Joe Brainard, Kenward Elmslie, Dick Gallup, Barbara Guest, Kenneth, Koch, Frank Lima, Frank O' Hara, Ron Pdagett, Peter Schjeldahl, Jimmy Schuyler, and Tony Towle.

11 x 8 1/2".

Condition

C Comics, no 1. Minor tear along top of pages, otherwise nothing adverse.

C Comics, no 2. Some staining throughout, wear along the spine.

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Estate of Joe Brainard; by descent to his brother John Brainard; acquired from an involuntary property sale; Property of a private Rhode Island collection.