Helix Vol. III No. 10 June 6, 1968 with Jacques Moitoret Cover Art, Featuring Ad for the Doors, Pink Floyd and Others
Seattle: Helix, 1968. Jacques Moitoret Walt Crowley. First Printing. Tabloid Newspaper. Tabloid printed on newsprint measuring 11.5 x 17.5 inches. Pp. 24 including covers. Front and rear covers and centerfold printed in color. Light edge wear and age-toning; withal, a bright copy. Very Good+. Item #6182 In late spring 1967, Helix joined a burgeoning underground press then including groundbreaking alternative papers the East Village Other, the Los Angeles Free Press, the Fifth Estate and the Berkeley Barb. Founded by Paul Sawyer, Paul Dorpat and Lorenzo Milam, it sprang from their intellectual fervor at the Free University, an alternative thinktank they also founded. Eventually star-illustrator Walt Crowley assumed editorship. A pebble in the shoe of Seattle establishment, the "hip rag" brought attention to civic injustice by rallying its youthful readership to activism. The apogee of that effort followed the 1970 killing of students at Kent State: over the course of May 5-8, Helix organized protests that blocked US Interstate 5 while marching between the University District and rallies at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. Early issues are increasingly scarce. This issue is housed in a removable, clear sleeve with an acid-free backing.
An early issue of the Seattle underground bi-weekly (that transitioned to a weekly in September 1969) with articles including Lorenzo Milam on KRAB FM ("A Study in Omphalo-skepsis"), Murray Bookchin on anarchy (center-spread), and an article (following another in the previous number) by Walt Crowley on "2001 A Space Odyssey" titled "My Favorite Movie." A full-page black-and-white photo, a sort of frontispiece, features Milo Johnstone, wearing pseudo-regal attire and a lewd mustache, along with his first wife. The rear cover features a roster of upcoming shows, including Steppenwolf at Eagles Auditorium, the Doors at the Seattle Center Arena, Iron Butterfly at Eagles, and Pink Floyd, for two shows on subsequent nights, also at Eagles Auditorium. (The shows would mark the band's first visit to Seattle.)
Price: $75.00