| God Nose | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the first printing | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Jack Jackson |
| Format | One-shot |
| Publication date | 1964 |
| No. of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | God,Jesus |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Jaxon |
| Artist(s) | Jaxon |
God Nose is a 42-page Americancomic book produced in 1964 byJack "Jaxon" Jackson and is considered one of the firstunderground comix.[1][2][3]God Nose centers on philosophical discussions betweenGod and the "fools he rules".[4]
God Nose portrays God as an old man with a white beard and a crown, sitting on a golden throne inHeaven. He andJesus discuss modern life, including such controversial topics asbirth control andracism. At one point, Jesus returns to Earth to be afolk singer and to try outsurfing. God also visits Earth, at one point materializing into the bedroom of a couple as they are about to make love.
Jaxon'sGod Nose strip first appeared in the Florida college fanzineCharlatan, where it was published from 1963 to at least 1966.
In 1964, Jaxon collected a number of the previous strips, and printed 1,000 copies on aXerox machine at the Texas State Capital print shop after hours.[5][6][7] The first printing ofGod Nose is 8-1/2" x 11" in size and 42 pages long.[8]
Rip Off Press, an underground publisher co-founded by Jaxon, did a second printing in 1969, with a revised cover lacking a cover price and with a pink border with red central color. The third printing, also by Rip Off Press, has a blue border with green central color and a 50c price below the basketball hoop. Rip Off Press did a fourth and final printing in 1971; it has a red border with yellow central color and a 50c cover price. The second-fourth printings are standard comic book size, 44 pages long.[8]
The entirety ofGod Nose was also reprinted asUnderground Classics (Rip Off Press, 1985 series) #6 (1988).