Skip Williamson was born Mervyn Wilton Williamson Jr. in San Antonio, Texas on August 19, 1944. He sold his first cartoon to Help! Magazine in 1961. He became a creator of underground comics that merged his radical politics with his love of scatological humor. His characters included Snappy Sammy Smoot. He and cartoonist Jay Lynch created Bijou Funnies, a comic book that showcased their work and that of other artists. He also edited the comic book Conspiracy Capers and helped illustrate Steal This Book written by Abbie Hoffman. He later found work at men's magazines including Hustler, Gallery, and Playboy, where he was an art editor and created a comics section, Playboy Funnies. He died from renal failure on March 16, 2017 at the age of 72.
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