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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">underground comics</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>comics by subject type</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>alternative comix</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>comic, underground</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>comics, underground</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>comix, underground</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>head comix</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>underground comic</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>underground comix</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Comics intended for an adult readership, dealing with socially outrageous subject matter such as sex, violence, drugs, and political dissent. Originating the mid-1960s in the U.S. and Great Britain, they were produced cheaply, mainly by the artists, and tended to be distributed through nontraditional channels. ]]></note></mads>