Murphy
Short, blond, perpetually stoked cartoon surfer created in 1961 by 16-year-old California artist Rick Griffin. Murphy made his debut in the third issue of Surfer magazine. He was "the archetypal Everysurfer," as surf journalist Steve Barilotti wrote in 1988. "A potbellied little grem, and an instant surf world hit." Surfer published 28 Murphy strips between 1961 to 1987; he was featured in every ...
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Murphy T-shirt, 1964. Photo: Ron ChurchSubscribe to view
SURFER cover, 1962Subscribe to view
Murphy goes psychedelic, 1969Subscribe to view
Rick Griffin, 1961. Photo: Ida GriffinSubscribe to view
"Murphy and the Marines" (1962)Subscribe to view
RIck Griffin (second from left) and friends, with 1962 Murphy issue of SURFERSubscribe to view
Murphy T-shirt, 1964. Photo: Ron Church
SURFER cover, 1962
Murphy goes psychedelic, 1969
Rick Griffin, 1961. Photo: Ida Griffin
"Murphy and the Marines" (1962)
RIck Griffin (second from left) and friends, with 1962 Murphy issue of SURFER