"Come back to haunt you." Giclée Print by Mark Vallen
"Come back to haunt you." Giclée Print by Mark Vallen
"Come back to haunt you." Giclée Print by Mark Vallen
"Come back to haunt you." Giclée Print by Mark Vallen

"Come back to haunt you."
Mark Vallen
Giclée Print 10 x 14 inches.

This is the cover art Vallen did for the very last issue of SLASH magazine in 1980. Founded in 1977 and ever on the cutting edge, the magazine was the first U.S publication to promulgate the punk explosion. The Giclée print being offered is the black & white drawing only - not the full SLASH cover (shown below).

Here's what Vallen said about his artwork, "My drawing was a visual proclamation that the spirits of the Native American warriors of the North American continent had come back to possess the youthful punk rebels of the U.S. The mohawked and leather clad fellow in the drawing represented those spirits."

"The magazine introduced an unsuspecting public to the likes of the Sex Pistols, Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees and other hitherto unknown bands. L.A.'s own backyard was amply covered with reports on X, Germs, Fear, Black Flag, and many others. The last issue of SLASH featured articles on Crass and Adam and the Ants. My SLASH cover drawing was not only a political statement - it also served as a rebel fashion exclusive!
I can't take full credit for this, but soon after my artwork hit the streets, legions of youth in Los Angeles began to sport Mohawk haircuts.
Ah! The power of an image!"
 Original SLASH Magazine cover by Mark Vallen