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Bob Levin
Writer of fiction and non-fiction

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PUBLISHED: Jun.01.2003

The Pirates and the Mouse: Disney's War Against the Counterculture

In 1971, the San Francisco-based cartoonist Dan O'Neill decided that his contribution to the cultural revolution would be the destruction of Walt Disney. With a group he tagged The Air Pirates, he put out two issues of a comic book that placed Disney characters in most un-Disneylike situations. And then he provoked Disney into suing them. The ensuing litigation lasted ten years.

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PUBLISHED: May.01.2008

Most Outrageous: The Trials and Trespasses of Dwaine Tinsley and Chester the Molester

As cartoon editor and chief cartoonist for HUSTLER magazine, Dwaine's Tinsley's most notable creation was Chester the Molester, a monthly gag cartoon about a hulking middle aged man, who had a predilection toward pre-pubescent girls. And then his 19-year-old daughter accused him of five years sexual abuse.

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PUBLISHED: Apr.01.2005

Outlaws, Rebels, Freethinkers, Pirates & Pornographers

Explores the byways and back roads of creative genius in as off-beat a collection of characters this side of a carnival midway.

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PUBLISHED: Mar.31.1995

Fully Armed

The story of a relationship between Bob Levin, a workers' compensation lawyer in Berkeley, and Jimmy Don Polk, a disabled, homeless, pan handler. Parts are true and parts are not, but which is which is not always clear. Termed "a novel" when published, its author has always believed "biographic fiction" to be a more accurate classification. It is really a...

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PUBLISHED: Mar.31.1978

The Best Ride to New York

An existential sports novel, in the tradition of THE HUSTLER and FAT CITY, about a minor league basketball player in western Pennsylvania.

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Bob's Latest Blogs

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May.07.2013 - 7:31 am

CBLDF

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has added to its web site's History of Comic Censorship a slightly revised version of the highly condensed treatment of my book "The Pirates and...

Apr.21.2013 - 4:29 pm

Heart Study

U.C. Medical Center has launched a study of heart disease which is intended to extend beyond what the Framingham study uncovered decades ago. You can read about it here:...

Apr.14.2013 - 2:27 pm

86,397 is Not Enough

My latest piece is up at THE BROAD STREET REVIEW. You can read it at: http://www.broadstreetreview.com/index.php/main/article/heart_attack_part_9_one_last_implant/ It begins...

Apr.13.2013 - 2:15 pm

More Ware

The other day I mentioned my take on "Building Stories" had appeared at the Comics Journal's site. One hundred fifty-six of you read that and either did or did not take...

Comments from Bob

Jan.22.2013 - 5:04 pm

In response to: Oprah & the art of the interview

straws

But, Chris, what about all the fun you can have with straws? Like blow the wrappers at people across the booth....

Dec.08.2012 - 3:49 pm

In response to: Further Adventures in Shopping

I'm with you on clothes and

I'm with you on clothes and shoes, which I buy mostly on-line. (My wife won't though. She insists on being...

Dec.06.2012 - 2:57 pm

In response to: The Power of Red Room

Thank you, Rosy. It's nice

Thank you, Rosy. It's nice to know my adventures in the 21st century are being followed. I am encouraged to...

Nov.14.2012 - 11:39 am

In response to: I know Victoria's secret

Chris- Would make a stunning

Chris- Would make a stunning picture for your Red Room page -- and not telling how it might skew your demographics....

Nov.09.2012 - 8:33 am

In response to: Bob Dylan: 2012

Dylan

Ron- Always glad to help out a struggling artist in any way I can. And thanks for the Comment. I think it...

Writing

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Article: The revolt of the ’60s: Blame it on the movies

Lurid and fascinating... loathsome (and)... compelling. ”

—UTNE Reader

About Bob

Bob Levin was born in Philadelphia March 14, 1942. Since 1968, he has lived in Berkeley with his wife Adele, a writer and retired psychotherapist. A retired attorney, he represented the injured in workers' compensation cases for more than 40 years. Levin is...

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