The Collected Purple Pictography Bronze Age (1970-1985) A baboon fights its way

A baboon fights its way back to its rightful spot in the animal kingdom in this wonderfully illustrated

and his first kill

"A Dog's Life"

Commentary and insight are provided by artist and cartoonist Jim Sasseville

Wood drew two stories per issue

The Collected Purple Pictography Bronze Age (1970-1985) A baboon fights its wayThis scarce comic book collects all nine three page Purple Pictography strips for Swank magazine (1971 1972) by Vaughn Bode. Including all five illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. From the introduction: In 1969, Vaughn Bode's Deadbone began in Cavalier, a popular Playboy imitator. It was so successful that Bode took on another men's magazine strip for Swank. The new strip, Purple Pictography, began in the August 1971 issue, and each month's story was a