A significant figure of the Southern Californian punk scene in the late 70s and 80s, Raymond Pettibon started his artistic career making scrappy zines, handbills and flyers for his band Black Flag and his brother’s record label, SST Pubs. These early zines feature comic-like illustrations paired with bizarre, ironic, and often seemingly disjointed text. Particularly focusing on the dissemination of post-war American culture, Pettibon works with recurring themes of sexuality, violence, youth-culture, religion and idols.

This table features a selection of Pettibon’s staple bound zines produced during those formative years. All were produced in limited editions, signed, and numbered in Pettibon’s signature red ink – the scrawled numbers can be found at the bottom of most copies.

For those interested in all things Pettibon, check out more newly available audio visual material here. Don’t miss the exhibition of Pettibon’s Surfer Paintings on view at Venus Over Manhattan from April 3rd to May 17th.