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June 4, 2023 UPDATE: Mineshaft #44 will be coming out in the autumn, 2023, with spectacular "Skip James" front cover art by R. Crumb! PLUS... Drew Friedman, Kim Deitch, Aaron Horkey, Christoph Mueller, Mary Fleener, Bill Griffith, Sophie Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Max Clotfelter, Simone F. Baumann, Glenn Head, Gunnar Lundkvist, John Dorsey, Robert Armstrong, David Collier, and letters from Crumb, Dan Clowes, Kim Deitch, Peter Bagge, Mary Fleener, Aaron Horkey, & More!!!   Mineshaft #43 is HERE!!! Don't miss this exciting issue!   Many MINESHAFT back issues will be sold out soon...   Click here for more info and to order Today!

MINESHAFT #43 with front cover art by Drew Friedman, lettering by Christoph Mueller, and back cover by R. Crumb!!!

MINESHAFT #43 signed copies by Drew Friedman are available!!!

MINESHAFT #43 Back Cover by Robert Crumb!!!

MINESHAFT #42 with front cover design by Glenn Head & "3 Bears" back cover by R. Crumb!!!

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MINESHAFT #41 with front cover design by Christoph Mueller featuring "Suited Up" a Robert Armstrong Special Feature!!!

MINESHAFT #41 Back Cover by Robert Armstrong!!!

MINESHAFT #40 with front cover art & design by R. Crumb!!!

MINESHAFT #39 with front cover art & design by Christoph Mueller & back cover art by R. Crumb!!!

Order Now the MINESHAFT FOUR Issue 20th Anniversary SET!!! MINESHAFT #34, #35, #36, and #37!!!

Order Now the FOUR Issue 15th ANNIVERSARY MINESHAFT SET!!! MINESHAFT #30, #31, #32, and #33!!!

MINESHAFT #37 front cover art & design by Drew Friedman!!! Signed, dated, & numbered copies still available!

MINESHAFT #37 Back Cover by R. Crumb! 20th Anniversary Lettering by Christoph Mueller!

MINESHAFT #36 front cover art & design by Robert Crumb!!!

MINESHAFT #36 Back Cover by R. Crumb!

Front cover for Mineshaft #35 with artwork, lettering, and design by R. Crumb!

Mineshaft #35 Back Cover art by Robert Armstrong!

Front cover artwork, lettering, and design by R. Crumb!

The MINESHAFT READER is Here!!! ORDER TODAY!!!

Each copy of The Mineshaft Reader has been numbered by Christoph Mueller!

Billy Childish feature in The Mineshaft Reader & Back Cover by R. Crumb!

Mineshaft #34 Front Cover by R. Crumb!

Mineshaft #34 Back Cover by Robert Armstrong!

MANY MINESHAFT BACK ISSUES ARE STILL AVAILABLE * Uncirculated copies in beautiful condition * RARE FROM THE ARCHIVE!!! ORDER TODAY!!!

Mineshaft #33 Front Cover by Mary Fleener!

Mineshaft #33 Back Cover by R. Crumb!

R. Crumb Front Cover to Mineshaft #30!

R. Crumb Back Cover to Mineshaft #30!

Mineshaft #31 Front Cover by Jay Lynch!

Mineshaft #31 Back Cover by R. Crumb!

R. Crumb and Robert Armstrong "Banana Split" Centerfold Cavalcade in Mineshaft #32! Front Cover by Christoph Mueller!

R. Crumb Back Cover to Mineshaft #32!

Mineshaft #14 Front Cover by Phoebe Gloeckner!


Mineshaft #15 front cover by R. Crumb!

Mineshaft #20 Front Cover by Billy Childish!

Mineshaft #23 front cover by Jay Lynch!

One of R. Crumb's many dream logos drawn especially for Mineshaft!

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