We've made buying individual Mineshaft back issues and "MINESHAFT SETS" as well as Subscribing to Mineshaft easier than ever with our shopping cart. For international postage prices and to pay by check or money order press here. U.S.A. postage is $7.00. All orders in the U.S.A. are shipped either USPS Media Mail or First Class in a very sturdy mailer or box. We take great care in packaging the magazine. To order you can pay by PayPal or credit card here at the Mineshaft Store. Postage is included in all Subscription and International Set prices.
The magazine is digest sized, 8 1/2 inches x 5 1/2 inches. All copies are printed in the U.S.A. on off-set press. All copies are uncirculated, carefully stored, and in beautiful condition from the Mineshaft Archive. The print run is very low and our supply of many of the back issues is running out... Email Everett with any questions at erandmineshaft@gmail.com
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Mineshaft #45 is Hot off the Press!!! Featuring beautiful front & back cover art by Aaron Horkey! PLUS new work by R. Crumb, Drew Friedman, Aaron Horkey, Billy Childish, Mary Fleener, Christoph Mueller, Gunnar Lundkvist, Simone Baumann, David Collier, Glenn Head, Aaron Lange, Kim Deitch, Sophie Crumb, Bill Crook, Max Clotfelter, Robert Armstrong, and letters from Around the World (including R. Crumb, Kim Deitch, Drew Friedman, Sammy Harkham, Owen Kline, Jim Blanchard, & More)!!! First printing. 60 pages! Due to printing problems, only 1,200 copies printed on offset press in the late summer, 2024. Cover printed on French Paper Company Pop-Tone "Pink Lemonade" 100 pound Cover Paper with two shades of purple ink! ($15.00)
"Just a note to mention again what a fantastic issue the new one is, everything is great, it all flows together perfectly. I hate to repeat myself but the magazine is by far the best publication being published." -Drew Friedman
Limited Mineshaft #45 signed by Aaron Horkey: 50 copies beautifully numbered & signed on an Obi wrap designed, created, numbered, & signed by cover artist Aaron Horkey especially for Mineshaft!!! Limit one per person... Sold Out! ($50.00)
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Mineshaft #44 is HERE!!! Featuring beautiful front cover art by R. Crumb! PLUS new work by the amazing... R. Crumb, 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, Laure Boin, John Dorsey, Gael Fitzmaurice, Robert Armstrong, David Collier, and letters from Around the World (including R. Crumb, Dan Clowes, Kim Deitch, Peter Bagge, Mary Fleener, Aaron Horkey, & More)!!! First printing. 64 power-packed pages! 1,200 copies printed on offset press in the Fall, 2023. Cover printed on French Paper Company Construction White 100 pound Cover Paper. ($15.00)
"I’m a long-time fan of Mineshaft & have pretty much every issue (except maybe the first few?)... I’m always happily surprised to see a new issue – how can something like this still exist?? Incredible..." -Daniel Clowes, spring 2023
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Mineshaft #43! Featuring beautiful burlesque cover art by Drew Friedman, lettering & co-design by Christoph Mueller, and back cover by R. Crumb! PLUS exciting new work from Drew Friedman, R. Crumb, Noah Van Sciver, Aline & Sophie Crumb, Christoph Mueller, Henry Denander, Fabio Vermelho, Robert Armstrong, Max Clotfelter, Glenn Head, Nathalie Tierce, David Collier, Hurricane Ivan & More! Letters from Around the World! First printing. 60 pages. 1,200 copies printed on offset press in the late Fall, 2022. Cover printed on French Paper Company Construction White 100 pound Cover Paper. ($15.00)
Signed Mineshaft #43 : 30 copies from the Mineshaft Archive beautifully numbered & signed by cover artist Drew Friedman on the front cover!!! 1 last copy available, number 30/30! Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #42: Featuring explosive "Angst Machine" cover art by Glenn Head & "3 Bears" back cover by R. Crumb, and packed with exciting new work from Glenn Head, R. Crumb, Sophie Crumb, Bill Griffith, Christoph Mueller, Fabio Vermelho, Drew Friedman, Max Clotfelter, Kian Radpouyan, Nathalie Tierce, Leanne Davies, Hurricane Ivan, Mary Fleener, Robert Armstrong, Joost Halbertsma, ...PLUS letters from R. Crumb, David Collier, Bill Griffith, Robt. Armstrong, Nathalie Tierce, Noah Van Sciver, Art Spiegelman, & MORE! First printing. 60 pages. 1,200 copies printed on offset press in the Spring, 2022. This is the paper shortage issue! Cover printed on French Paper Company Pop-Tone Banana Split Yellow 65 pound Cover Paper, and Kraft-Tone Speckled Yellow Manila 100 pound Cover Paper. ($15.00)
Mineshaft #42: printed on Pop-Tone Banana Split Yellow, 65 pound, Cover Paper... ($15.00)
Mineshaft #42: printed on Kraft-Tone Speckled Yellow Manila, 100 pound, Cover Paper... ($15.00)
Mineshaft #42 : 30 copies from the Mineshaft Archive beautifully numbered, signed, & dated on the inside front cover (Kraft-Tone Yellow) by cover artist Glenn Head in 2022!!! Copies available at this price, numbers 19/30 to 24/30! ($35.00)
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Mineshaft #41: Featuring Front cover lettering & design by Christoph Mueller! Special Feature: "Suited UP" on the art & music of Robert Armstrong! Plus new work by R. Crumb, Glenn Head, Mary Fleener, Christoph Mueller, Kim Deitch, Fabio Vermelho, Karl Stevens, David Collier, Hal Robins, Max Clotfelter, & MORE! First printing. 56 pages. 1,000 copies being printed on offset press in the Autumn, 2021. Cover printed on French Paper Company Dur-O-Tone "Newsprint Extra White" Cover paper. *Very low supply... ($20.00)
Mineshaft #41: 35 copies from the Mineshaft Archive beautifully numbered, signed, & dated on the back cover by Robert Armstrong in 2022!!! Copies available at this price, numbers 24/35 to 28/35... ($35.00)
Mineshaft #41: We have some "very nice reading copies" available (with a possible ding, a flaw or two, small split on binding, or pages bound unevenly, but in nice uncirculated, unread condition)... ($15.00)
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Mineshaft #40: Featuring beautiful Front & Back Cover art by Robert Crumb! PLUS new work by R. Crumb, Sophie Crumb, Drew Friedman, Laure Boin, Bill Griffith, Christoph Mueller, Mary Fleener, Max Clotfelter, Robert Armstrong, Denis Kitchen, Rika Deryckere, Gioia Palmieri, Aleksandar Zograf, John Porcellino, a GIANT Letters section, Mineshaft Index (#31-40) & More!!! First printing. 60 pages. 950 copies printed on offset press in February-May, 2021. Cover printed on French Paper Company "Construction White" Cover paper. *Very low supply... ($20.00)
Mineshaft #40: We have several "very good reading copies" available (uncirculated & with very minor flaws)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #39: Beautiful front cover art & design by Christoph Mueller & back cover art by Robert Crumb! Also featuring new work from R. Crumb, Drew Friedman, Christoph Mueller, Aaron Lange, Jim Blanchard, Peter Poplaski, A.D. Winans, David Collier, Rika Deryckere, Nicolas C. Grey, Max Clotfelter, Robert Armstrong, William Crook, Jr., & Billy Childish! Plus "Down & Out in Texas: the Writing of J.R. Helton"! Letters from Around the World & MORE!!! First printing. 52 pages. 900 copies printed on offset press in September, 2020. Special R. Crumb "Pop-Tone Limeaid" Centerfold Section. Cover printed on French Paper Company "Pop-Tone Whip Cream" Cover paper. *Very low supply... ($20.00)
Mineshaft #39: We have a few "very nice copies" available (uncirculated but with very minor flaws, a scuff or a small ding, on the cover)... ($15.00)
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Mineshaft #38: Beautiful front cover art & design by Robert Armstrong! Also featuring new work from R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Drew Friedman, Fay Lovsky, Justin Green, Christoph Mueller, Noah Van Sciver, Aaron Lange, Aleksandar Zograf, Gioia Palmieri, Robert Armstrong, O. J. Heller, Bill Griffith, William Crook, Jr., & Pat Moriarity! Plus Letters from Around the World & MORE!!! First printing. 48 pages. 750 copies printed on offset press in November-December, 2019. Cover printed on French Paper Company "Pop-Tone Whip Cream" Cover paper. *Very low print run & low supply... ($25.00)
"Received a couple days ago the copy of MINESHAFT No. 38 and your letter. I sat down and read through the whole contents, cover to cover. I think it's an excellent issue all around, from Robert Armstrong's beautiful front cover to the old ad for "Fun-making Jokes and Tricks" on the back cover, and everything in between..." -R. Crumb
Mineshaft #38 (2nd Printing): 125 copies beautifully printed on offset press in the Spring, 2023 using original covers & printer from the first print run!!! Very low supply... ($15.00)
Mineshaft #38: 21 copies from the Mineshaft Archive beautifully numbered and signed on the front cover by Robert Armstrong!!! 1 copy remaining, number 1/21! Sold Out!
Mineshaft #38: We have a few "very good reading copies" available (uncirculated but with minor flaws, a scuff or a ding, on the cover)... Sold Out!
"News from North Carolina" - George Hunka reflects on Mineshaft #38
John Porcellino & Spit and a Half look at Mineshaft #38
"Almost Normal Comics" reviews Mineshaft #38
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Mineshaft #37! This is our 20th Anniversary Issue! Beautiful Front Cover art & design by Drew Friedman with Back Cover art by R. Crumb!!! PLUS Crumb's the Moron & "Dream Diary"! ...AND new work by All Stars Billy Childish, Mary Fleener, Bill Griffith, Art Spiegelman, Christoph Mueller, David Collier, Noah Van Sciver, Nicolas C. Grey, Max Clotfelter, Robert Armstrong, Gioia Palmieri, Peter Poplaski, and MORE!!! First printing. 52 pages. 1,200 copies printed in April, 2019. Cover printed on French Paper Company "Construction White" Cover paper. ($15.00)
Mineshaft #37: 21 copies from the Mineshaft Archive signed, dated, and numbered on the front cover by Cover artist Drew Friedman in 2019!!! Sold Out!
A fascinating short film by Noah Van Sciver about the artist William Crook, Jr., featuring Mineshaft #37
"A toast to... Mineshaft" - Various notes on Americana by George Hunka
DREW FRIEDMAN'S Blog: "Mineshaft #37 Cover"!
John Porcellino & Spit and a Half look at Mineshaft #37
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Mineshaft #36: Timeless and Beautiful front & back cover art by Robert Crumb! PLUS... "Excerpts from R. Crumb's Dream Diary" and "The Wandering Mind" by Crumb! "Knockers Up!" by Mary Fleener! "Bad Poetry" by Billy Childish! Justin Green Reviews Crook! New work by Christoph Mueller, Denis Kitchen, David Collier, Noah Van Sciver, Tommy Trantino, Aleksandar Zograf, Rika Deryckere, Mick Guffan, Peter Poplaski, John Porcellino, Leonardo da Vinci, Pat Moriarity, Robert Armstrong, And More!!! First printing. 48 pages. 1,000 copies printed in October, 2018. Cover printed on French Paper Company "Construction White" Cover paper. ($15.00)
Four Color APOCALYPSE "Weekly Reading Round-Up Old World 'Zines"... reviews Mineshaft #36!
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Mineshaft #35: This is the Jay Lynch Memorial issue with new work by Jay and fantastic front cover art and design by Robert Crumb. And More!!! First printing. 44 pages. 800 copies printed in March, 2018. Cover printed on French Paper Company Pop-Tone "Red Hot" Cover paper. *Very low print run & low supply... ($15.00)
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Mineshaft #34: Beautiful front cover art & design by Robert Crumb! PLUS... Excerpts from R. Crumb's Dream Diary and artwork from R. Crumb's Sketchbooks! Billy Childish poetry Special Centerfold section "if theyve got what you want theyve got you"! "Springtime for Hitler in America" by J.R. Helton! SIX "ZIPPY" Comics by Bill Griffith! 7 PAGE Sketchbook Adventures by Peter Poplaski! Sketchbook art by Rika Deryckere! Robert Armstrong's "Mickey Rat's Bathwater Frolic"! Story from "King-Cat" by John Porcellino! "Muhammad Ali" by Jim Blanchard! New work by Karl Stevens! Sketchbook art by Christoph Mueller! Noah Van Sciver gets "Cabin Fever"! Justin Murphy at Mother Theresa's House of the Dead & Dying! Art by Nina Bunjevac! 3 Frank Stack "Nudes" lithos & etchings! "Yvonne Craig" by Aaron Lange! New work by Laure Boin! "Our Lady of Prodigious Pseudoextinction" by Mary Fleener! David Collier's "Big Book of Nostalgia"! Art by William Crook, Jr.! Letters from Aleksandar Zograf, Aaron Lange, R. Crumb... Special MINESHAFT INDEX for issues #21-30! And More!!! First printing. 52 pages. 1,500 copies printed in October-December, 2016. Cover printed on French Paper Company Kraft-Tone "Index Off-White Kraft" Cover paper. Four page Billy Childish Centerfold Section printed on French Paper Company Kraft-Tone "Chipboard Kraft". ($15.00)
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Mineshaft #33: features a beautiful front cover by Mary Fleener & back cover by R. Crumb! ALSO in this issue... Excerpts From R. Crumb's Dream Diary, "The Ward Porter" by Billy Childish, Jay Lynch's Nard n' Pat, Nina Bunjevac, Two centerfold sketchbook drawings by R. Crumb, William Crook Jr. on old Chicago Movie Palaces, Noah Van Sciver's Sketchbook, Peter Poplaski, Christoph Mueller, Robert Armstrong, Rika Deryckere, Aaron Lange, David Collier, Henry Denander, Pat Moriarity, Curtis Eller, Bill Griffith's ZIPPY, & MORE! First printing. 28 pages. 1,500 copies printed in March, 2016. Cover printed on French Paper Company Muscle-Tone "Pop-Tone Pink Lemonade" 140C paper. Eight page Center Section printed on French Paper Company Pop-Tone "Razzle Berry" 70T & Kraft-Tone "Parcel Wrap Kraft". ($15.00)
Mineshaft #33: 28 Archive copies signed and numbered and dated on the front cover by Cover artist Mary Fleener in 2016!!! Very few copies left! Numbers 2/28 to 5/28 available at this price! ($35.00)
John Porcellino & Spit and a Half look at Mineshaft #33
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Mineshaft #32: features a beautiful front cover by Christoph Mueller and "Mr. Natural" back cover by R. Crumb! PLUS... "Excerpts from R. Crumb's Dream Diary"! Excerpts from Bill Griffith's new graphic novel Invisible Ink! "Almost Psychic" by Mary Fleener! AND new work by... Laure Boin, David Collier, Christoph Mueller, J.D. Wilkes, John Broadley, Frank Stack, Fly, Robert Armstrong, Aaron Lange, Karl Stevens, Pat Moriarity, Fiona Smyth, Noah Van Sciver, Aleksandar Zograf, William Crook Jr., R. Crumb, & Jay Lynch! First printing. 48 pages. 1,500 copies printed in December, 2015. Cover printed on French Paper Company Pop-Tone "Whip Cream" 100C paper. Eight page "Mineshaft Cavalcade Showcase" center section printed on French Paper Company Kraft-Tone "Memo Orange Kraft" 70T and Pop-Tone "Banana Split." ($15.00)
Mineshaft #32: Blue border beige edition limited to only 20 Artist Proof copies printed on offset press in November, 2015! 48 pages. Only 20 copies exist, printed in November, 2015. Cover printed on French Paper Company Dur-O-Tone "Butcher Off White" 100% recycled paper. Eight page "Mineshaft Cavalcade Showcase" center section printed on French Paper Company Kraft-Tone "Memo Orange Kraft" paper. Only 5 copies remaining! ($35.00)
Til the Last Hemlock Dies reviews Mineshaft #32
John Porcellino reviews Mineshaft #32 at "Spit and a Half"!
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Mineshaft #31! Fantastic front cover by Jay Lynch and beautiful back cover by R. Crumb! Plus "Excerpts from R. Crumb's Dream Diary" and amazing new work by Jay Lynch, Billy Childish, Bill Griffith, Art Spiegelman, Christoph Mueller, Nina Bunjevac, William Crook Jr., David Collier, Rika Deryckere, Pat Moriarity, Tony O'Neill, Aaron Lange, Justin Green, Aleksandar Todorovic, & More!!! Order Today! First printing. 56 pages. 1,500 copies printed in February-March, 2015. Cover printed on French Paper Company Dur-O-Tone 100% recycled "Newsprint Extra White". Eight page "Mineshaft Cavalcade Showcase" center section printed on French Paper Company Speckletone "Kraft" 100% recycled paper and Pop-Tone "Grapesicle." ($15.00)
Mineshaft #31: 28 copies, beautifully & boldly signed, dated, and numbered with gold metallic ink on the front cover by Cover artist Jay Lynch!!! 6 copies left at this price! Numbers 8/28 to 13/28... ($45.00)
Til the Last Hemlock Dies reviews Mineshaft #31
John Porcellino and Spit and a Half review Mineshaft #31!
"Letter to Meathaus: Everett Rand" Meathaus looks at Mineshaft #31
Almost Normal Comics reviews Mineshaft #31
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Mineshaft #30: the 15th Anniversary Issue, is now available with a beautiful front and back cover by R. Crumb! PLUS... "Excerpts from R. Crumb's Dream Diary" and Crumb's "Existential Comics": Pages from R. Crumb's Sketchbooks as Selected by Christoph Mueller! ALSO... Bill Griffith travels back to Brooklyn in "ZIPPY"! New comics by Justin Green! Mary Fleener! Jay Lynch! William Crook Jr. visits Route 66! "A Draftsman's Life" by Christoph Mueller! An Excerpt from Elizabeth Koenig's graphic novel, "Dark Grounds"! Poetry by J.R. Helton! Art by David Collier! Aline K. Crumb! Aaron Lange! Plus Letters from around the world & More! First printing. 52 pages. 1,600 copies printed in April, 2014. Cover printed on French Paper Company Poptone "Lemon Drop". ($15.00)
Mineshaft #30: 7 copies from the Mineshaft Archive beautifully signed and numbered inside by both Jay Lynch and Mary Fleener!!! 1 last copy available, number 1/7! Sold Out!
Rob Clough reviews Mineshaft #30 for "High-Low"!
John Porcellino & Spit and a Half review Mineshaft #30
Almost Normal Comics reviews Mineshaft #30!
"Letter to Meathaus: MINESHAFT!" Meathaus looks at Mineshaft #30
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Mineshaft #29: Featuring... More Amazing "Excerpts From R. Crumb's Dream Diary" (dreams this issue include: "Dream of Government Agents Trying to Make Me Take Pills," "Dream of two toilets," "Dream of neglected children," "Dream of huge woman in thigh-high boots," "Dream of two girls in an elevator," "Dream of running with my brother Charles," and "Hypnogogic demons") & inside back cover sketchbook art by Crumb! Poetry-Comic Back Cover, "Stone Tiger Frozen Sea" by Charles Bukowski, illustrated by Pat Moriarity and David Collier! "Moon Going Down" black & white photos of legendary Blues musicians playing in Southern California during the late 1960s and early '70's... by Brad Barrett! "The End of Films" by David Collier! Political cartoons by Mary Fleener! Comics by Christoph Mueller! Sketchbook drawings by Spain Rodriguez! Comics by Aleksandar Zograf! Comics by Aaron Lange! Art by Robert Armstrong! And More! First printing. 40 pages. 1,000 copies printed in April, 2013. *Almost Sold Out...! ($25.00)
Mineshaft #29: We have one "very good reading copy" available (missing the cover, but otherwise in very nice condition)... ($15.00)
"Another Vein Extracted: Mineshaft #29" Rob Clough reviews Mineshaft #29 for his comics column "High-Low"
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Mineshaft #28: Featuring... ROBERT & ALINE KOMINSKY CRUMB'S "The ALINE WORKOUT"!!! THE 7 PAGE MISSING ENDING FROM THE "R. CRUMB HANDBOOK"! BACK COVER ART by R. CRUMB! Charcoal drawings by BILLY CHILDISH! Front cover art & "The Mighty Millborough" by CHRISTOPH MUELLER! Italian photographer LUCA DONNINI'S black & white portraits from the back alleys of Europe! ANDREI CODRESCU! ADELLE STRIPE! J.R. HELTON! SIMON DEITCH! PETER POPLASKI! San Diego in the 1960's, photos by BRAD BARRETT! Comics by PAT MORIARITY! ALEKSANDAR ZOGRAF visits a dinosaur model factory in Italy! WILLIAM CROOK, JR.! DAVID COLLIER! Letters from around the globe and more! First printing. 52 pages. Cover printed on beautiful French Paper Company Dur-O-Tone "Newspaper Aged"! 1,200 copies printed in October, 2012. *Almost Sold Out...! ($25.00)
Mineshaft #28: 7 copies from the Mineshaft Archive signed and dated on the front cover by Christoph Mueller!!! Sold Out!
Mineshaft #28: We have one last "very good reading copy" available (with possible various scuffs, a ding, or a flaw or two, but in very nice condition)... Sold Out!
"Best Zines of 2012: Cometbus, Mineshaft, Prince Zine, and more" Review by Chris Estey in Three Imaginary Girls
"On Exhibit: Mineshaft #28" Rob Clough reviews Mineshaft #28 for his comics column "High-Low"
Mineshaft #27: Featuring many new drawings by R. Crumb, Special R. Crumb centerfold sketchbook drawings printed on French paper Co. "Orange Fizz" paper! PLUS R. Crumb back cover and more amazing stories from Robert Crumb's "Dream Diary" (dreams include: "Dream of the Dog Inspection," "Dream of making out with our young secretary," "Dream of assertive girl at a party," "Dream of young beggars," "Dream of the Labyrinth," "Lots of crazy dreams as I slept off and on - Dream of being a 1920's college boy," "Dream of runaway camel," and "Dream about getting into a fight")! Beautiful front cover art by Nina Bunjevac! Peter Poplaski!!! Jim Blanchard's "ICON SOUP"! Pat Moriarity, Christoph Mueller, Rika Deryckere, Mary Fleener, Dennis Eichhorn, Aleksandar Zograf, William Crook Jr., & More! ; First printing. 52 pages. Cover printed on beautiful French Paper Company "Whipcream" and R. Crumb centerfold printed on French Paper Co. "Poptone Orange Fizz"! 900 copies printed in October, 2011. Almost Sold Out...! *Only a handful of copies available, uncirculated & unread, carefully stored, from the Mineshaft Archive! ($45.00)
Mineshaft #27: We have one "very good reading copy" available (with various possible flaws but in very nice condition)... Sold Out!
The Comics Journal reviews Mineshaft #27
Andrei Codrescu reviews Mineshaft #27 in The Exquisite Corpse!
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Mineshaft #26: Beautiful front cover by Pat Moriarity! Back cover portrait of Wally Wood by R. Crumb!  Featuring Excerpts from R. Crumb's Amazing Dream Diary plus new drawings by Crumb (dreams include: "Dream of the Mirani," "Disgusting shit and piss dream," "Flirtation with pubescent girl in an antique store," "Dream of rotting books," "Dream about the big snake of civilization," "Dream of small submissive Asian woman," "Dream of being levitated by helium baloons," "Dream of breakdown of civilization," and "Dream I watch Allen Ginsberg performance"! Plus Special William Crook Jr. centerfold drawings printed on French paper Co. "Poptone Spearmint" paper! New work Pat Moriarity, Nina Bunjevac, Diane di Prima, J.R. Helton, Christoph Mueller, Aleksandar Zograf, David Collier, Dennis Eichhorn, Andrei Codrescu, Jim Blanchard, Aaron Lange, Hurricane Ivan, Robert Armstrong, Letters from Peter Bagge, R. Crumb, Carol Tyler, Gary Arlington, Ace Backwords, & More!!! First printing. 56 pages. Cover printed on beautiful French Paper Company "Madero Beach Speckletone" and William Crook, Jr. centerfold printed on French Paper Co. "Poptone Spearmint"! 1,000 copies printed in December, 2010. Almost Sold Out...! Mineshaft Archival copies... ($35.00)
Mineshaft #26: We have one "reading copy" available (with various flaws & dings, light foxing, but still a good reading copy)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #25: This Special issue has amazing front cover art & logo by Sophie Crumb with front cover layout, lettering, & red overlay by R. Crumb! Also incredible stories from R. Crumb's Dream Diary (dreams include: "Dream that I was Czar Nicholas II, & dream that I fell asleep during a play," "Dream of my father on a bicycle looking for catfood," "Dream about the big library," "Dream I'm angry about houses being built in the Mer des Rochers," and "Dream of going aboard a flying saucer")! Also... CRUMB sketchbbok drawings, and a beautiful R. Crumb centerfold!!! Plus Kim Deitch reviews R. Crumb's "Genesis"! "Change You Can Believe In" by Pat Moriarity! A letter from Peter Bagge on the relationship between HIV & AIDS! Back cover art & "The Procedure" by Nina Bunjevac! "Egg Whites & Nehi" by Jay Lynch! "The Devil's Chicken" by Simon Deitch! "Dark Grounds" comic by Elizabeth Koenig! Mind bending artwork by Jim Blanchard, William Crook, Jr., Sophie Crumb, and Art Spiegelman! Bruce Simon's hilarious "The Yock Stops Here"! "Miami Nice" by Carol Tyler! Ace Backwords remembers B.N. Duncan & More!!! First printing. 52 pages. 1,100 copies printed in March, 2010. Not many copies left! ($35.00)
Mineshaft #25: We have one "very good reading copy" available (with possible various flaws, but in very nice condition)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #24: Check out the wonderful Mary Fleener front cover & beautiful back cover by Robert Crumb! This amazing issue also features a long fascinating letter from R. Crumb! ALSO "EXCERPTS FROM R. CRUMB'S DREAM DIARY" (dreams in Mineshaft #24 include: "Dream just before waking up this morning," "Lucid dream in the night at a rock concert," "Dream early this morning," and "Dream of Dog-woman")! Mineshaft will be serializing Crumb's Dream Diary in issues to come! R. Crumb has recorded many of his dreams faithfully, accurately, and very vividly and this writing is dynamite! Plus don't miss a comics review of Charles Bukowski's Last Poems by Dennis Eichhorn & Pat Moriarity!!! Sketchbook drawings by Skip Williamson! James G. Mundie's "Cabinet of Curiosities! The Brutalists #2 in "Cheap Thrills"! Bruce Simon on the Death of Newspapers! Comics by Joseph Remnant! Sophie Crumb! David Collier! Christoph Mueller! Aaron Lange! Ed Piskor & Sarah Sveda's "Grob Schwank"! Art by Robert Armstrong! Simon Deitch! Frank Stack! Spain Rodriguez! B.N. Duncan! Letters from around the world AND MORE!!! First printing. 52 pages. Front cover printed on wonderful French Paper Co. "Pop-Tone Banana Split". 950 copies printed in August, 2009. *Almost Sold Out! Mineshaft Archival copies, carefully stored, uncirculated & unread! ($45.00)
Mineshaft #24: We have one "good reading copy" available (missing front cover, with possible various scuffs, a ding, or a flaw or two, but still a good reading copy)... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #24: We have one good "reading copy" available (with a small tringle cut out of front cover, possible various scuffs, a ding, light foxing, but in nice condition)... Sold Out!
"Sweeping The Underground: Mineshaft #24" Review by Rob Clough in his "High-Low" comics column
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Mineshaft #23: Featuring one fantastic and intricately amazing front cover by Jay Lynch! Back cover by Robert Crumb and inside Special R. Crumb centerfold sketchbook drawings printed on French paper Co. "pink bubblegum" paper! Click on the cover to see a larger front and back cover. Plus new work by Kim Deitch!! "GROB SCHWANK" by Ed Piskor & Sarah Sveda! Sophie Crumb! Pat Moriarity! Bill Griffith! Harvey Pekar & Tara Seibel! "Letters to Sexology Magazine" by Bruce Simon! Frank Stack's "Dirty Diana"! Aaron Lange! Mike Roden! Noah Van Sciver! Letters from around the globe & MORE!! First printing. 48 pages. Special R. Crumb centerfold feature printed on beautiful French Paper Co. "Pop-Tone Bubblegum". 900 copies printed in December, 2008. *Almost Sold Out! Last uncirculated & unread copies, carefully stored, from the Mineshaft Archive... ($100.00)
Mineshaft #23: 7 copies beautifully & boldly signed, dated, and numbered with gold metallic ink on the front cover (in 2015) by Cover artist Jay Lynch!!! Only one copy left, from the Archive, in beautiful uncirculated, unread condition; copy #1/7! Sold Out!
Mineshaft #23: We still have one copy signed and dated with black ink on the front cover (in 2008) by Cover artist Jay Lynch!!! This is a very nice unread copy in VF++ condition... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #23: We have one very nice "reading copy" (with a minor scuff or so on the cover, light foxing, but in very nice condition)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #22: Featuring "Muscle Beach Beauties" photos by O.J.Heller with front cover design & lettering by Robert Armstrong & back cover Muscle beach collage with R. Crumb! PLUS Frank Stack's "Dirty Diana" and Mary Fleener's "The Other Women in Comics!!" Centerfold jam by Kim Deitch & Jay Lynch, Christoph Mueller, Simon Deitch, "View from Sauve" Letter from Robert Crumb & 2 pages of Crumb sketchbook art, J.R. Helton's "Pat and Corky" continued from Mineshaft #21, Aaron Lange, Jay Kinney, and Robert Armstrong! Letters from around the globe & MORE!! First printing. 52 pages. 1,350 copies printed in June, 2008. *Not many Archival copies left! ($35.00)
Mineshaft #22: We have one very nice "reading copy" available (with perhaps various flaws, but a nice copy)... ($20.00)
Mineshaft #22: We have one nice "reading copy" available, missing the cover (with perhaps various flaws but a nice copy)... ($10.00)
Mineshaft #22: We have one copy from the Mineshaft Archive beautifully signed by R. Crumb at the bottom of his sketchbook drawing on page 31 and signed by Robert Armstrong on the inside back cover! A beautiful unread copy with a small crease on upper left corner of cover (in Near Mint- condition)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #21:  Front cover hand lettered and designed by Robert Crumb, plus five wonderful pages of sketchbook drawings inside! After receiving his contributor copies of this issue, R. Crumb wrote to me in a letter, "You are man of impeccable taste." Back cover by Christoph Mueller, "My Angel of Sin"! The life of famous Beat underground poet, Diane Di Prima, drawn and written by Mary Fleener (with guest Harvey Pekar)! Poetry by Diane Di Prima! "Pat & Corky" fiction by J.R. Helton, Zippy the Pinhead and how Bill Griffith got his start! New artwork by Christoph Mueller (with guest Joe Coleman) and William Crook, Jr.! Jay Lynch & Ed Piskor's story about Lynch and Crumb going to visit Chester Gould! "In Praise of Goth Beauticians" by Andrei Codrescu and illustrated by Aaron Lange! Also Frank Stack, Bruce Simon, Aaron Lange, letters from around the globe and more!! First printing. 48 pages. Cover printed on beautiful French Paper Co. Speckletone Starch White. 1,350 copies printed in February, 2008. *Not many copies left! ($35.00)
Mineshaft #21: We have one nice "reading copy" available (with various minor flaws & dings but still a good reading copy)... ($15.00)
Mineshaft #21: 7 copies from the Archive signed and dated on the back cover by Christoph Mueller!!! 1 copy remaining, signed in 2015! Sold Out!
Mineshaft #21: We have one nice "reading copy" available, missing the cover (with various minor flaws & dings but still a good reading copy)... ($10.00)
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Mineshaft #20: This 52 PAGE Anniversary Issue MINESHAFT #20 has a Special R. Crumb centerfold sketchbook drawings printed on French paper Co. "Butcher Extra Blue" paper! Front cover & new poems by Billy Childish, back cover by R. Crumb (featuring the Vulture Demoness!), plus new artwork, articles, and features by Mary Fleener (Fleener reviews Aline Kominsky Crumb's new book "Need More Love"!), Kim Deitch, Art Spiegelman, Spain, Jay Kinney, Robert Armstrong, Jay Lynch, Ed Piskor, Frank Stack, Simon Deitch, William Crook Jr., Aaron Lange, Fly, lots of letters from around the globe (including Robert Crumb, Joe Coleman, Mary Fleener, & Kim Deitch!) a Special index for MINESHAFT #11-20 and more! First printing. 52 pages. Cover printed on beautiful French Paper Company "Packing Brown Wrap" and R. Crumb centerfold printed on French Paper Co. "Butcher Extra Blue"! 1,350 copies printed in September, 2007. Almost Sold Out! *Last copies available, carefully stored, uncirculated & unread, from the Archive! ($35.00)
Mineshaft #20: 1 copy signed and dated on the first page by Jay Lynch!!! Sold Out!
Mineshaft #20: We have one copy in nice condition; probably VF+ ... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #19:  A fantastic two color front cover by Peter Bagge! And back cover by Robert Crumb! Plus wait 'til you open the covers and take a look at the beautiful 10 PAGE FEATURE OF SKETCHBOOK DRAWINGS by R. CRUMB (and long letter too)! Comics by Jay Lynch & Ed Piskor, Mary Fleener, Aaron Lange, and yes! Dirty Diana continues her wild adventures (by Frank Stack)! New work by Andrei Codrescu illustrated by Justin Green, J.R. Helton, Bruce Simon, Mark Terrill, Bill Griffith, Penny Van Horn, Robert Armstrong, Carol Tyler, Don Donahue, Simon Deitch, Jay Lynch's "Nard n' Pat", and SPAIN! Don't miss this exciting issue! First printing. 52 pages. 1,600 copies printed in February, 2007. *Not many copies left! ($35.00)
Mineshaft #19: We have one "good reading copy" available (with various flaws, foxing, but nice reading copies)... ($15.00)
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Mineshaft #18: Featuring Rubber Suit Monsters of the Drive-In Era and a spine-tingling two color front cover by Simon Deitch with back cover cartoon of "Nard N' Pat" by Jay Lynch! Beautiful centerfold, long letter, & new drawings by R. Crumb. Sketchbook drawings by Peter Poplaski. Circus & Amazon Strong Women photos from the l940s by Orrin J. Heller with text by his son Larry Heller. The next chapter of The Adventures of Dirty Diana by Foolbert Sturgeon (a.k.a. Frank Stack)! Autobiographical comix by Jay Lynch & Ed Piskor. "Into the Mineshaft" photos by Heidi Greene featuring a rogues gallery of underground geniuses reading Mineshaft including: Robert Williams, Gary Arlington, Spain, Kim Deitch & Pam Butler, Frank Kozik, Justin Green & Carol Tyler, Frank Stack, Joe Coleman & more! Excerpt from Ace Backword's novel ACID. Plus amazing new poetry by Billy Childish, comics by Kim Deitch, art by KRK Ryden & more!! First printing. 52 pages.  1,350 copies printed in October, 2006. *Not many copies left! ($35.00)
Mineshaft #18: We have one "nice reading copy" available (with a minor flaw or two, foxing, but a good copy )... Sold Out!
WFMU Independent Radio in NYC reviews Mineshaft #18
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Mineshaft #17:  This GIANT 64 PAGE ISSUE of Mineshaft features 15 PAGES OF R. CRUMB SKETCHBOOK DRAWINGS from June, 2004 to December, 2005 including: "Hugh M. Hefner & Friend", "WAKE UP!!", "Aline", "Russ Myer with Vixens", "GOD'S NOT PLEASED...", "Failure in Sudan", "U.S. Army Private Lynndie England & Prisoner at Abu Ghraib Prison In Iraq", "The Attack Of The Killer Nerds", "Why Is The Infinity of Space BLACK?", "Ol' BELKNAP", & MORE! ALSO: a beautiful centerfold & back cover art by Aline Kominsky-Crumb, "The Adventures of Dirty Diana" & front cover by Frank Stack, "GRIFFY'S TOP 40 ON COMICS AND THEIR CREATION" by Bill Griffith, 3 sketchbook drawings by Spain, "Movie Daze" by Bruce Simon, "SOPHIE IN AMERICA 2004" Sketchbook Drawings by Sophie Crumb, "Inside the Mineshaft" by Gioia Palmieri (with photos of Kim Deitch, Pam Butler, Fay Lovsky, & Dominique Cravic and the Primitifs du Futur), 2 pages of comics by Carol Tyler, letter from Gilbert Shelton with a drawing of Wonder Warthog, 1 page of art by Peter Poplaski (continued next issue), 2 pages of art by Kim Deitch, 1 page of art by Pamela Butler, "The Green Star" by Everett Rand, 1 page of art by Robert Armstrong, plus letters from R. Crumb, Gene Deitch, Frank Stack, Carol Tyler, Robert Armstrong, Justin Green, & more from around the globe! First printing. 64 pages. 1,500 copies printed in May, 2006. ($15.00)
Mineshaft #17: We have one very nice copy from the Mineshaft Archive beautifully signed by R. Crumb on page 51; the first page of his 15 page sketchbook feature in this issue! An unread copy in VF++ condition (minor ding at top of spine mostly visible on back cover)... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #17: We have one "good reading copy" available (with possible various scuffs, a ding, or a flaw or two, but in very nice condition)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #16:  This beautiful & packed 52 page issue of Mineshaft has a FANTASTIC front cover by Robert Armstrong and the backcover art is by R. Crumb! All 3 Deitch Brothers are together in one issue with, "The Golem: a tale of the Dark Ages" written by Seth Deitch with illustations by Simon Deitch, and a beautiful Kim Deitch centerfold! There's a fascinating 6 page illustrated letter from R. Crumb, "View from Sauve" (with 3 pages of sketchbook drawings), & another insightful letter by Crumb in which he writes about artistic freedom-underground comix-&-Harvey Kurtzman in the letters pages! Travel to Vancouver, B.C. with "Zippy" creator Bill Griffith... and then to Varanasi India with Gioia...! Five amazing comics by Twisted Sister Penny Van Horn! "Dinosaur Girl" sketches & "Son of the Phanty" comic (continued from last issue) by Frank Stack! Comics by Justin Green & B.N. Duncan, "Love Note to New Orleans" by Andrei Codrescu, fiction, photos, and more letters (including Ace Backwords, & Robert Armstrong!) from around the globe and more, more, more!!  First printing. 52 pages with beautiful French Paper Company DUR-O-TONE Butcher Blue cover paper. 1,500 copies printed in November, 2005. ($15.00)
Mineshaft #16: 7 copies from the Mineshaft Archive numbered and signed on the first page by Cover artist Robert Armstrong!!! Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #15:  Robert Crumb drew the beautiful prehistoric AMAZON front cover & inside there are 5 more pages of art by Crumb titled, "The Curse of the Fetish Obsession", and featuring illustrations of both Carol Vinson and Carol Engberg!   Kim Deitch designed the new "Mail" logo that now appears at the top of the letters section, and also contributed a photo of Dominick Marafioti, National Chief of the Buck Jones Rangers of America, and an illustration of Capitola the misfit girl Hero of The Hidden Hand by the gifted but almost forgotten serial novelist E.D.E.N. Southworth. Kim's letter, "Buck Jones and Fabulous Literary Trash," offers fascinating insight into the creative & inspired genius of Deitch's interior world, and also recounts the incredible story of Dominick Marafioti and his moment of epiphany regarding the famous cowboy & western star, Buck Jones...   This is Frank Stack's first appearance in "Mineshaft!" Stack, also known as Foolbert Sturgeon to underground comix fans, and one of my favorite painters, contributed a funny & insightful 3 page Jesus strip, "JESUS Gets Fed Up" & the first half of a terrific Phantom satire, "The Ersatz Adventures of the Phanty!" continued next issue...   There's a very nutty & beautiful centerfold by Robert Armstrong... Armstrong is the creator of "Mickey Rat," played with The Cheap Suit Serenaders, actually coined the phrase "couch potato," played musical saw on the title soundtrack of the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and is one of the most original & talented painters around... Don't miss the front cover art by Armstrong for Mineshaft #16!   It was a big surprise when Ace Backwords sent us this rarely seen interview with Charles Bukowski, originally published in his Twisted Image newsletter in Berkeley in 1992... In "Bukowski On World War II" Bukowski talks about what it was like to sit out "the Good War," and also offers his perspective on war in general...   "First, I am not a believer that there are 'good' wars or 'bad' wars. When people believe they are in a 'bad' war it only means that the propaganda machines failed at their job." -Charles Bukowski   ...Lili St. Cyr, Tempest Storm, & other legendary Burlesque Superstars visit the pages of Mineshaft in "Los Angeles Burlesque" by Bruce Simon, a nostalgic look back at the amazing burlesque newspaper ads from the Los Angeles Examiner circa 1947-1955!  ...Andrei Codrescu is a writer & poet, editor of Exquisite Corpse, & a commentator on National Public Radio. His essay "Prague" shows why he's crazy, and is such a humorous & poetic writer...   Also... Simon Deitch's old comics tribute, "Note from the CRYPT" which features 4 comic book-pulp covers from his very strange dreams... "The Cauldron of TERROR," "From Out of the OOZE," "GRIMM Tales," and "It Serves You Right To SUFFER Comics!"   Letters (including Justin Green, B.N. Duncan, Charles Bukowski, & Ace Backwords) and More from around the globe! First printing. 48 pages.  1,350 copies printed in April, 2005. *Only a few copies available, uncirculated & unread, carefully stored, from the Mineshaft Archive! ($250.00)
Mineshaft #15: We have one copy of Mineshaft #15 from the Mineshaft Archive in beautiful condition signed by R. Crumb on the first page beneath his feature "The Curse of the Fetish Obsession" and signed by Robert Armstrong at the bottom of his centerfold! Sold Out!
Mineshaft #15: We have one "very good reading copy" available (with various possible minor flaws but a very nice reading copy)... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #15: We have one good reading copy available (with minor foxing & minor flaws and or minor wear on the cover but overall nice & with interior pages in good condition)... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #15: We have one "good reading copy" from the Archive that is missing its cover (the only one of its kind, hand stamped on first page with Mineshaft Crumb logo in red ink)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #14:  This is a beautiful issue! Phoebe Gloeckner, author of the collection of comix, A Child's Life, & the novel, Diary of a Teenage Girl, drew the beautiful front cover art. Robert Crumb contributed the back cover art, front cover logo, inside cover comic strip, a 3 page illustrated letter, & 5 new pages of sketchbook drawings (including portraits of Amazons Lilla Burris & Danga Vileisis from the "Milford High School Yearbook" in 1961) that are truly amazing! Kim Deitch contributed an X-rated Waldo the Cat centerfold (inspired by "The Stuff of Dreams" #3) & beautiful portrait of Louise Brooks, "strung out & broke circa 1932"! Also included are Simon Deitch's mythological drawings of Medusa, the Sphinx, Orestes, & more! Billy Childish's poem "i am here to build jurrusolom." The latest serial installment of The Green Star! Plus L.A. poet Wanda Coleman, Bruce Simon (Kool TV Kiddie Host feature starring Willie the Worm, Thunderbolt the Wondercolt, & Kartoon Karnival!), Gioia Palmieri's editorial, "Inside the Mineshaft" about how the mag got its start, Ace Backwords' comic "My Troubles With Art", B. N. Duncan, Robert Armstrong, portrait of Henry Miller by his old friend Irving Stettner ("The creative artist in the world today stands as much chance as a sewer rat." -Henry Miller) and a tribute to Dominique Cravic & the Ukulele Club de Paris! Fiction, artwork, letters and more from around the globe!   First printing. 56 pages. 600 copies printed in October, 2004. *We have several copies available, uncirculated & unread, carefully stored, from the Mineshaft Archive... ($250.00)
Mineshaft #14: We have one nice "reading copy" available (with minor foxing & minor flaws and or minor wear on the cover but overall nice & with interior pages in good condition)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #13:  Front cover art by R. Crumb! Plus 3 more pages of sketchbook drawings by Crumb & a front cover-centerfold inside! There's also a four page spread & back cover art by Robert Armstrong! Also featured are four letters from Kim Deitch, author of Boulevard of Broken Dreams, with previously unpublished "Waldo the Cat" illustrations! Kim is a great letter writer. Here he talks about underground comix and his own life, and gives his insightful opinions on Vanity Fair, Charlie Chaplin, Max Brand and more! Kim's brother, the rarely seen underground comix genius Simon Deitch pitched in with some mythological drawings and a fascinating letter to the editor (don't miss the beautiful 7 page sequel to his mythological interpretations in #14!)... There's a 9 page photo documentary with text by Berkeley comix artist B.N. Duncan of the eccentric street people and artists who hang out on Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue... In addition to being an underground comix artist, Duncan is a photographer & anthropologist who studies the world he lives in: street life! 3 new poems by Billy Childish (including the classic, "we have war becouse we love war")! Lots of letters (including B. N. Duncan & Peter Bagge!), & more!  First printing. 48 pages. 600 copies printed in February, 2004. We have very few copies of Mineshaft #13 remaining! ($55.00)
Mineshaft #13: We have one beautiful copy from the Archive signed by Robert Armstrong on the first page. A beautiful uncirculated, unread copy... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #13: We have one very good reading copy available (with possible various ding or flaw on the cover, light foxing, but still in very nice condition)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #12:  This issue features a beautiful Kim Deitch drawing on the front cover & R. Crumb's "Pyramid of Evil" is on the back. Also featured are 5 pages of sketchbook drawings by Crumb (in sequential order continued from #11), a Kim Deitch centerfold, 2 S&M cartoons by B.N. Duncan, an Albert Cossery interview-review, Olivier Berthe, L.A. poet Wanda Coleman, "All-Star Poetry Cavalcade," letters (including R. Crumb &Jim Woodring!), Ace Backwords & More! First printing. 32 pages. 500 copies printed in October, 2003. *Almost Sold Out...! *Only a few copies available from the Mineshaft Archive! ($175.00)
Mineshaft #12: We have one last beautiful copy from the Archive signed by Kim Deitch in black ink on the Front Cover. A beautiful uncirculated, unread copy... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #12: We have one "good reading copy" available (with possible various scuffs, dings, minor foxing, or flaws on the cover but still in nice condition)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #11:  Front Cover, "Hell World Of Lust" by R. Crumb! Back Cover by Kim Deitch (his first appearance in the mag)! Also featured are Tommy Trantino's short story, "Perseverance," 3 pages of sketchbook drawings by Crumb, an amazing photo-spread, "THE BIG PIT," shot in a Madagascar sapphire mine by French photographer Olivier Berthe, "My Troubles With LSD" comic strip by Ace Backwords, photos by Gioia Palmieri, art by Robert Volckens, lots of letters and other fascinating contributions. First printing. 40 pages. Printed on Strathmore Ivory cover paper. 550 copies printed in June, 2003. *Almost Sold Out...! *Last copies available from the Archive! ($145.00)
Mineshaft #11: We have one beautiful uncirculated, unread copy from the Archive signed by Kim Deitch on the back cover in 2007. Kim wrote in black ink on the back cover: "Early Concepts for Alias the Cat" and signed his name, "Kim Deitch '07"... Only one of its kind! Sold Out!
Mineshaft #11: We have one nice reading copy available (with various scuffs, foxing, or other random flaws and wear on the cover but with interior pages in nice condition & overall in quite nice condition)... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #11: We have one "good reading copy" available (with many scuffs, or other random flaws and wear on the cover but with interior pages in nice condition)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #10:  This is the 10th Anniversary Issue of Mineshaft. This BIG 56 PAGE ANNIVERSAY ISSUE features front cover art & 2 new logos by R. Crumb! There’s ALSO A 10 PAGE SECTION OF SKETCHBOOK DRAWINGS & FOUR LETTERS FROM ROBERT CRUMB (including a great photo of his brother Maxon with girlfriend Yannick). Robert is a terrific letter writer. DON’T MISS THIS if you’re interested in R. Crumb & his relationship to Mineshaft...   Also for the first time in Mineshaft there are poems by British poet, musician, & painter Billy Childish. I think Childish is one of the most talented and entertaining poets in the world today. Number 10 has three new poems by Billy including the poem-interview, "A brief history of Billy Childish." Comix by B.N. Duncan, Sparrky, & Ace Backwords , a large letters section (which we’ve continued in every issue since), and a Mineshaft Index covering all the contributions to the first 10 issues.   First printing. 56 pages. Printed on Strathmore Bordeaux purple cover paper. 600 copies printed in January, 2003 (unfortunately 100 or more of these copies were damaged & destroyed). *We still have one or two copies available, uncirculated & unread, carefully stored, from the Mineshaft Archive... ($450.00)
Mineshaft #10: We have one very nice "reading" copy available (slight foxing & wear but a nice copy)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #9:  Featuring front cover art and 2 new logos by R. Crumb plus 3 pages of sketchbook drawings by Crumb (including "Hypnagogic Hoodoo!")! Also Gioia Palmieri's photo-story about traveling down to Tierra del Fuego, and B.N. Duncan’s 4 pages of S&M cartoons... B.N. Duncan was a regular contributor to WEIRDO, and was editor of the amazing underground Berkeley magazine Tele Times.   First printing. 40 pages. 550 copies printed in August, 2002. We have very few copies of Mineshaft #9 remaining! ($55.00)
Mineshaft #9: We have one "good Reading copy" available, missing the cover, with minor possible flaws, dings, but a good reading copy ... ($15.00)
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Mineshaft #8:  Back cover art by Robert Crumb & five more pages of amazing sketchbook drawings by Crumb ("I'm such a fucking QUEER..."), plus a new Mineshaft title page logo by Crumb! New Orleans poet & artist Jorin Ostroska (a regular contributor since Mineshaft #1) drew the front cover. Surrealist Ronnie Burk did the centerfold! This issue also features a chapter from Tommy Trantino's long out-of-print book, Lock the Lock, a photo spread of "James Joyce's Ulysses in 1963" by Darlene Fife, & the first episode of a serialized story by Everett Rand that's appeared in several subsequent issues of Mineshaft, called The Green Star.   First printing. 44 pages. 600 copies printed in April, 2002. We have very few copies of Mineshaft #8 remaining! ($55.00)
Mineshaft #8: We have one "good reading copy" available (with various possible flaws, dings, light foxing, but a nice copy)... Sold Out!
Mineshaft #8: We have one "good reading copy" available (with various possible flaws, dings, light foxing, & missing 10% of front & back cover, but still a nice reading copy)... Sold Out!
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Mineshaft #7:  R. Crumb said about this one: "The cover of #7 looks very classy, I think." The front and back cover art are by Crumb (there’s a classic “Moron” comic strip on the back and a different portrait of "Carol Vinson" on both the front cover and first page). The front cover was reproduced in a small article in L.A. Magazine, a glossy fashion mag, beneath a picture of Halle Berry...   Inside there are 4 more funny & beautiful pages of artwork by Crumb (including "The Seven Chakras of R. Crumb") and a new title page logo! Three poems by British poet Jeremy Reed ("Jumping Jack Flash", "Street Fighting Man", & "Neronian"!), Tommy Trantino's "Vroom Building Readjustment Unit For Incorrigibles Another Death House (1974)", an editorial essay "Reflections on the Death Penalty," Greek poet Maria Kardatou, Gioia Palmieri, Mark Terrill, Jorin Ostroska, British regular Chris Hill, & Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno’s short story "Mektoub"...   First printing. 40 pages. 600 copies printed in October, 2001. We have very few copies of Mineshaft #7 remaining! ($35.00)
Mineshaft #7: We have one "very good reading copy" available that is missing the cover... ($10.00)
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Mineshaft #6: "I'm long gone like a turkey through the corn..." Front cover drawing of Lightin' Hopkins drawing by R. Crumb! On the back are covers from old pulp magazines all in blue ink! Inside are 5 MORE PAGES OF PORTRAITS by CRUMB (including Carol Vinson & "Carol Vinson's left leg") & this is the FIRST ISSUE THAT CRUMB drew the LOGOS for (both the front cover & a zig-zag title page logo we've used on our stationery ever since)! This issue also features photos of the New Orleans Jazz Fest by Gioia Palmieri, photos of the San Francisco Leather Day Event by A.D. Winans, & poetry by Jorin Ostroska. There's an editorial essay about Krishnamurti titled, "Truth is a pathless land." Two exotic travel photos by French photographer Olivier Berthe, & another great travel photo, "Records for sale in Lima, Peru" by Gioia Palmieri! First printing. 32 pages. 550 copies printed in May, 2001. *Almost Sold Out! Last Mineshaft Archival copies, carefully stored, uncirculated & unread! ($75.00)
Mineshaft #6: We have one "very good reading copy" available missing the Cover... ($15.00)
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Mineshaft #5:  This is the FIRST ISSUE featuring the artwork of regular contributor ROBERT CRUMB! R. CRUMB contributed artwork for the front cover & Inside are 6 MORE AMAZING PAGES OF SKETCHBOOK DRAWINGS by CRUMB! There’s also a Special Section devoted to the life and art of Tommy Trantino (Trantino spent 38 years in prison, including 8 years of solitary confinement on Death Row in New Jersey), "Freedom in the Death House," along with some original art by Tommy...!   First printing. 40 pages. 500 copies printed in December, 2000. *Not many copies left! Uncirculated & unread, carefully stored from the Mineshaft Archive! ($35.00)
Mineshaft#5: We have one "good reading copy" available that is missing the cover (with a few flaws, dings, but in overall nice condition)... ($10.00)
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Mineshaft #4:  Features the classic poem by Charles Bukowski, "the tragedy of the leaves" to go along with an editorial tribute, "The Day Bukowski Died." Also in #4 are stories from Tommy Trantino and Karl Orend (Orend wrote an essay about his boyhood growing up in Transylvania), plus poetry by Jeremy Reed, Catherine Aldington, Mark Terrill, Robert Head, Irving Stettner, A.D. Winans & more! First printing. 36 pages. 400 copies printed in July, 2000. Only one or two copies still for sale from the Archive! ($450.00)
Mineshaft #3:  This is Tommy Trantino's first appearance in Mineshaft with the front cover art, "An empty mind is an open mind" and a letter Trantino wrote to Editors Gioia & Everett from South Woods State Prison. This issue also features a chapter from Darlene Fife's memoir, Portraits from Memory: New Orleans in the 60's (including an illustration from Bukowski's "The Fuck Machine" by the late great Francisco McBride!), an Irving Stettner centerfold, and contributions by Chris Hill, Gioia Palmieri, Justin Murphy, John Fanning, Jeremy Reed, Jorin Ostroska & more...   First printing. 48 pages. 400 copies printed in January, 2000. *Almost sold out! ($25.00)
Mineshaft #3: We have one "good reading copy" available (missing its cover!)... $10.00
Mineshaft #2:  This rare early issue features Irving Stettner, Irish writer John Fanning, New Orleans poet Jorin Ostroska, Howard S. Levy, & Gioia Palmieri, plus an editorial tribute, "Who is Blaise Cendrars?"   First printing. 48 pages. 400 copies printed in the Summer, 1999. *Only a handful of Mineshaft Archival copies left! ($35.00)
Mineshaft #2: We have one "good reading copy" available, missing the cover, signed by Gioia Palmieri beneath her photo on the last page in 1999 (with possible various scuffs, possibly a ding, or a flaw or two but in overall very nice condition)... ($15.00)
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Mineshaft #1:  The front cover drawing for Mineshaft #1 is by the legendary Irving Stettner and inside is a chapter from his book, Adventures of a 2nd Avenue Patroller (continued in #2). Stettner was a cafe sketch artist in Paris in the 1950s and later a writer and poet who's own little mag, Stroker, was a big inspiration for Mineshaft. The other contributions to this rare first issue are "Just Another Night In Mexico" a story by Justin Murphy, "Letter from Krishnamurti's House" from Gioia Palmieri, a couple of New Orleans poems & a sketch by Jorin Ostroska, and an editorial essay titled, "The Dance of Death," about Bolivian film director Jorge Sanjines & French-Egyptian writer Albert Cossery.   First printing. 28 pages. 350 copies printed in the Winter, 1999. We still have a few Archival copies of this rare issue! ($175.00)
Mineshaft #1: We have one "good reading copy" available (with various scuffs, a ding, & flaws on the cover), but still a nice copy... Sold Out!
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The Mineshaft Reader: 300 copies of this beautiful 52 page hand-bound and hand-sewn hardback book have been printed on litho by Tangerine Press in London, England! Front cover artwork, lettering, and design by R. Crumb. Spine label, back cover, and title page by Crumb. Each book is numbered by Christoph Mueller. 100 copies of the book (1/3 of the print run) were mailed out to The Mineshaft Reader contributing artists and writers. This book features new Mineshaft material and also reprints several hard-to-find features from the Mineshaft past. Contributors include: Robert Crumb, Billy Childish, Tommy Trantino, Robert Armstrong, Jay Lynch, Bill Griffith, Peter Poplaski, Pat Moriarity, Aaron Lange, Aline Kominsky Crumb, Mary Fleener, Art Spiegelman, Christoph Mueller, Sophie Crumb, J.R. Helton, William Crook Jr., Ace Backwords, and Charles Bukowski. Notes on the printing: Printed litho during the Summer/Autumn 2017 by the Tangerine Press on a 1972 Heidelberg 'Kord 64' in London, England. 170 mm wide by 240 mm tall. 52 pages. This edition is limited to 300 numbered copies (numbered by Christoph Mueller), handbound and handsewn (with mull) by Michael Curran with off-white Fabriano Tiziano paper covered boards and violet Fabriano Tiziano endpapers (from the oldest paper mill in Europe, founded in 1264 in Italy), and Japanese silk spine. The interior pages are acid free, and all glue used is conservation quality. Supply is very low...! ($140.00)
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Mineshaft 4 Postcard Set! Printed on offset press in 2006, from the Mineshaft Archive, & signed by the artists at that time: Robert Armstrong, Jay Lynch, and Frank Stack! Plus Circus Strong Woman photo by O. J. Heller! First printing. Limited to fewer than 100 signed copies. Only 2 complete sets left! ($50.00)
Mineshaft Signed Robert Armstrong Postcard! Printed on offset press in 2006, from the Mineshaft Archive! First printing. Limited to fewer than 100 signed copies. Only 5 copies left! ($20.00)
Mineshaft Signed Jay Lynch Postcard! Printed on offset press in 2006, from the Mineshaft Archive! First printing. Limited to fewer than 100 signed copies. Only 5 copies left! ($20.00)
Mineshaft Signed Frank Stack Postcard! Printed on offset press in 2006, from the Mineshaft Archive! First printing. Limited to fewer than 100 signed copies. Sold Out!
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U.S.A. postage add $7.00. All orders in the U.S.A. are shipped either USPS Media Mail or First Class in a very sturdy mailer or box. We choose depending on the size of the order and distance shipped. We take great care in packaging the magazine. International airmail postage charges are below. If you would like to send your payment by mail, we take a personal check or money order. MAKE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER OUT TO: Mineshaft Publishing and send to Mineshaft, PMB #685, 732 Ninth St., Durham, N.C.   27705 U.S.A. Email Everett Rand with any questions at erandmineshaft@gmail.com. Thanks for your support!
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