Betty Boop and the Little King - 1936
Betty Boop and the Little King – 1936

Is it any wonder that the first alternative comic book artists like R. Crumb and Kim Deitch give immense credit to Max Fleischer, animator of Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Bimbo the Dog, Popeye, and Superman?

Fleischer’s cartoons definitely have a surreal feel about them, lending themselves to psychedelic inspiration.