Air Pirates

The Air Pirates were a group of cartoonists who created two issues of an underground comic called Air Pirates Funnies in 1971, leading to a famous lawsuit by Walt Disney Productions. Founded by Dan O'Neill, the group also included Bobby London, Shary Flenniken, Gary Hallgren, and Ted Richards.

This article is about the group of cartoonists. For fictional pirates of the air, see Air pirate. For real-life air pirates, see air piracy. For other uses, see Air pirate (disambiguation).
Air Pirates
Named afterMickey Mouse antagonists of the 1930s
Formation1971 (1971)
FounderDan O'Neill
Founded atSan Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Dissolved1980 (1980)
Purposeto parody old-time comic strips and The Walt Disney Company
ProductsAir Pirates Funnies comic books
Key people
Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, Ted Richards, Shary Flenniken
SubsidiariesMouse Liberation Front

The original Air Pirates were a gang of Mickey Mouse antagonists of the 1930s; Dan O'Neill imagined Mickey Mouse to be a symbol of conformist hypocrisy in American culture, and therefore a ripe target for satire.

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