Air Pirates
| Named after | Mickey Mouse antagonists of the 1930s |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1971 |
| Founder | Dan O'Neill |
| Founded at | San Francisco, California, U.S.A. |
| Dissolved | 1980 |
| Purpose | to parody old-time comic strips and The Walt Disney Company |
| Products | Air Pirates Funnies comic books |
Key people | Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, Ted Richards, Shary Flenniken |
| Subsidiaries | Mouse Liberation Front |
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.
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.