Gilbert Shelton

244px|thumb|right|Gilbert Shelton at the London Film and Comic Con in July 2013, holding a copy of Zap Comix 15 with his creation Wonder Wart-Hog on the cover. Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. Quotes Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope. His character Freewheelin' Franklin says this, in The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers cartoon “The Freaks Pull a Heist!”,The Henry D. Thoreau Mis-Quotation Page https://www.walden.org/what-we-do/library/thoreau/mis-quotations/ The Walden Woods Project 2023-12-10 and in a popular 1971 blacklight poster visible in the references.https://www.thecannabist.co/2017/09/18/gilbert-shelton-fabulous-furry-freak-brothers/87162/ Creator of the “Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers” reflects on weed’s long, strange trip Sep 18, 2017 Bruce Kennedy The Cannabist “That slogan tells you more about money than about marijuana,” Shelton told The Cannabist in an email interview. 2023-12-10http://www.drivethrubud.com/merchandise/freewheelin-franklin-says-poster-by-gilbert-shelton "Freewheelin' Franklin Says..." Poster by Gilbert Shelton Drive Thru Bud 2023-12-10Freewheelin' Franklin sez: "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope." Artwork by Gilbert Shelton : blacklight poster, 1971 September https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/archival_objects/2595145 Houghton Library at Harvard University (Ludlow-Santo Domingo collection) September 1971 2023-12-10 The Los Angeles Public Library featured Anne Herbert's modification of the original quote : "Books will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no books" on an in-library poster featuring the likeness of the Freewheelin' Franklin character. Don't get burned! (usually aimed at Fat Freddy as he sets out to purchase drugs) Smoking grass and drinking beer is like pissing into the wind. While you're out there smashing the state, don't forget to keep a smile on your lips and a song in your heart! External links Category:Living people