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Frank Stack

Frank Huntington Stack (October 31, 1937 – April 12, 2026) was an American underground cartoonist and artist. Working under the name Foolbert Sturgeon to avoid persecution for his work while living in the Bible Belt, Stack published what is considered by many to be the first underground comic, The Adventures of Jesus, in 1964.

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Awards
Harvey Award, 1995 Haxtur Award, Artist That We Love, 2006 Inkpot Award, 2011
Area(s)
Cartoonist, printmaker, painter
Born
(1937-10-31)October 31, 1937 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died
April 12, 2026(2026-04-12) (aged 88) Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Notable works
The Adventures of Jesus · Our Cancer Year
Pseudonym
Foolbert Sturgeon

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Frank Stack

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Frank Stack

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related to Comics and books · 27
Frank Stack → Academic Community, Amazon Comics, Armed Services, Cancer Year, Dorman's Doggie, Eros Comix, Erotic Art, Fantagraphics, Feelgood Funnies, Four Walls Eight Windows, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Pekar, ISBN, Jesus, Jesus Comics, Jesus Joins, Jesus Meets, Joyce BrabnerNaked Glory, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green
related to Further reading · 23
Frank Stack → Appreciation, Aug, Cancer, Columbia Daily Tribune, Comic Book Superstars, Crumb, Feb, Foolbert Sturgeon, Frankly Speaking, Harvey, Inks, Jesus, Kraus Publications, Mayer, Oct, Olivia, Pekar, Plus Spotlight, Scene Magazine, Sept
related to Exhibitions · 4
Frank Stack → Columbia, Missouri, State Historical Society, University
related to External links · 4
Frank Stack → IMDbStack, Lambiek's ComiclopediaFrank Stack Collection, Missouri Libraries, University
Notable works · 2
Frank Stack → Our Cancer Year, The Adventures of Jesus
Area(s) · 1
Frank Stack → Cartoonist, printmaker, painter
Awards · 1
Frank Stack → Harvey Award, 1995 Haxtur Award, Artist That We Love, 2006 Inkpot Award, 2011
Born · 1
Frank Stack → (1937-10-31)October 31, 1937 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died · 1
Frank Stack → April 12, 2026(2026-04-12) (aged 88) Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Pseudonym · 1
Frank Stack → Foolbert Sturgeon

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stack jesus university comics frank missouri texas published stack's underground columbia harvey 1959 cartoonist foolbert sturgeon adventures artist ranger pp

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Frank StackArea(s)Cartoonist, printmaker, painter1.00infobox
Frank StackAwardsHarvey Award, 1995 Haxtur Award, Artist That We Love, 2006 Inkpot Award, 20111.00infobox
Frank StackBorn(1937-10-31)October 31, 1937 Houston, Texas, U.S.1.00infobox
Frank StackDiedApril 12, 2026(2026-04-12) (aged 88) Columbia, Missouri, U.S.1.00infobox
Frank StackNotable worksThe Adventures of Jesus1.00infobox
Frank StackNotable worksOur Cancer Year1.00infobox
Frank StackPseudonymFoolbert Sturgeon1.00infobox
Frank StackSpouse.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…1.00infobox
Frank Stackrelated to Comics and booksThe Adventures0.60section
Frank Stackrelated to Comics and booksJesus0.60section
Frank Stackrelated to Comics and booksGilbert Shelton0.60section
Frank Stackrelated to Comics and booksJesus Comics0.60section

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