Lawrence Welz (born November 21, 1948) better known as Larry Welz, is an American cartoonist, who created

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). He was an early contributor to the

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movement in the

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area during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Work

From 1969–1970, his work was featured regularly in '' Yellow Dog'', a comics anthology published by the

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. A partial list of additional comic books from the era featuring his work includes ''

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'', ''Captain Guts'', ''Funnybook'', ''Bakersfield Kountry Komics'' and ''American Flyer Funnies''. Evolving out of early prototype stories in ''Funnybook'' and ''Bakersfield Kountry Komics'', Welz created

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, and

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. After many years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Welz and his wife Sharon moved to

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, and then to Albuquerque, where he continues his involvement in both comics and commercial artwork. In 2006, Welz drew the cover for Jeff Walker's album ''

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''.Roadrunnerrecords.com
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', as well as contributing an original cartoon to the liner notes.

References

External links

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Cherry Comix official online store

Larry Welz art on ComicArtFans.com

Larry Welz comic books on Comicbookdb.com
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