by Jay Kinney
from Young Lust Number 1, October 1970
Young Lust was founded by Bill Griffith (who went on to become a superstar of the comix movement with 'Zippy' the Pinhead) and Jay Kinney as a satire of the romance comics of the 50s.
Eight issues ultimately were published, most during the interval from 1970 - 1980. According to Kinney,
Forty years ago, DC and Marvel were still cranking out "romance comics" such as Young Love. Bill Griffith and I had the bright idea to create an "adults only" satire of the genre, Young Lust. It became one of the top three best-selling underground comix, along with Zap Comics and the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. These were two of my best strips for the comic: my memoirs of Fifth Grade and a satire of the Maoist Cultural Revolution.
'Sin or Salvation', in which a coed tries to decide between two suitors: a hippie, and a clean-cut ROTC cadet, with a surprise twist revealed in the last few panels, is one of the more amusing comics featured in issue one. It illuminates the culture wars taking place in the late 60s - early 70s.
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