THRU BLACK HOLES BUTTONS

THRU BLACK HOLES BUTTONS

2 1/4 inch diameter Badge-A-Minit buttons
Manufactured by Thru Black Holes Button Works
Copyright © Thru Black Holes Comix Company

There were a total of eight buttons issued by Thru Black Holes Button Works. The first five were pictured on the THRU BLACK HOLES BUTTON WORKS SPECIAL OFFER advertising flyer and are:

1 untitled (Mad Man)

This is a detail of a panel from NIGHTMARE DISTRICT (page 2). Printed in black on ivory paper. Button titles are taken from the listing in the green THRU BLACK HOLES COMIX advertising flyer.

2 untitled (Rhinocerous)

This is the same rhinocerous that appeared on the cover of THIS IS TATTOOED PAPER COMIX No. 1. It is printed in black on ivory paper.

3 untitled (Skull)

This is a detail from page 2 of the mini-comix DRY ROT. Printed in black on ivory paper.

4 untitled (Horror Landscape)

This is an original image, not published elsewhere. Printed in black on ivory paper.

5 untitled (Beetle)

This cool three-color (on white paper) image is taken from the back cover of NEMESIS Number 7 (PENNY ARCADE COMIX).

In addition, there is another three-color button (Head with Gears) of a detail from the front cover of NEMESIS Number 7 (PENNY ARCADE COMIX). And there are two PLAIN LOON BUTTONS (printed in black on white paper).

Resource Note:
Thanks to MICHAEL RODEN for providing one each of these cool buttons.

History:
Page posted to the online MICHAEL RODEN CATALOG 9-29-03.