Published and distributed independently of the established comics industry, most of such comics reflected the youth counterculture and drug culture of the time.

The punk-influenced youth counterculture continues with this trend, part of the wider trend of fetish fashion.

It is, however, Campbell's confrontations with the city's burgeoning youth counterculture for which he is best remembered.

Zap Comix is an underground comics which was part of the youth counterculture of the late 1960s.

The song's message was consequently perceived as outdated by the emerging youth counterculture, as popular artists ranging from The Beatles to Jefferson Airplane had written songs whose themes sharply contrasted that of "Kicks."

In the 1970's, huge sections of the working-class youth counterculture and the media spotlight were co-opted by racist groups like the British National Front, and skinheads were split into two warring camps - racist and anti-racist.

This void created an opportunity for the disenfranchised youth counterculture of the era to express itself by playing music that was largely ignored by mainstream outlets.

It is notable for its aggressive portrayal of LSD use and the 1960s youth counterculture as vicious evils.

The first Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes, a four-day event in Colorado in July 1972, was organized by youth counterculture "tribes" based in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

He expresses gratitude for the role they played in establishing the youth counterculture of the time as a force situated firmly outside of the mainstream.