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The Realist #66 October 1966

I Was An Abortionist for the FBI

articles by Paul Krassner, Ed Schwartz, Saul Heller, Jack Soltanoff, William Keith C. Morgan, Richard Lingeman, John Francis Putnam, Brenda Steuer, Alan Whitney, Avery Corman

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Condition: This issue is in solid GOOD++ condition. FOLDED booklet, measuring approx. 10.5in TALL x 8.5in WIDE. Staples holding firm, although a hint of rusting. NO hard creases or soft tears. Except for the toning to the paper, I would grade this as VERY GOOD. NO markings. Overall no tearing, IF there is a tear, it?s short and there are very few. Pages are toned, but not brittle. Preserved in an acid-free archival bag. IMO, gift or collection quality.

About: Articles/depts by Paul Krassner, Ed Schwartz, Saul Heller, Jack Soltanoff, William Keith C. Morgan, Richard Lingeman, John Francis Putnam, Brenda Steuer, Alan Whitney, Avery Corman. Lead story is a lengthy piece titled I Was An Abortionist for the FBI.

The Realist was an underground paper founded by Paul Krassner, and first published in 1958. The Realist was an early satirical publisher of conspiracy theories, and a key contributor to the American underground and countercultural press. It saw print for over 42 years, coming to an end in 2001. Steeped in satire, and wrapped up in the First Amendment right to free speech, this underground countercultural paper was quite a tool in speaking Truth to Power and breaking through the boundaries in which we enclosed ourselves. This paper was also an avenue for underground art of the time.

Here were published many of his legendary Impolite Interviews of people such as Tim Leary, Jerry Garcia, Alan Watts and Norman Mailer, to name but a few. Each issue contained not only articles/satire by Krassner himself, but several other contributors to the Cause put in their 2 cents. In true underground fashion, articles and topics included Civil Rights, the War, politics, corruption, The Constitution and plenty of his satirical take on the state of affairs at the time.

Krassner was not only the founder of this paper, he was also friend to the likes of Lenny Bruce and Abbie Hoffman, as well as being a founding member of the Yippies in the Sixties. An important free speech advocate and anti-war/establishment radical, Krassner broke many social taboos with this paper, fighting in the trenches for expression of the masses, standing in opposition to the military industrial complex and power structure that works to squelch the Voice of the public at large. Although these papers are not for the easily offended, IMO they are key examples of a vibrant passion for Freedom of the Press.

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