The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a United Statesnon-profit organization created in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers covering legal expenses. A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a primary purpose to make a profit. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ... See comedian Stand up comedian List of Comedians List of British comedians comics comic book comic strip underground comics alternative comics web comic sprite comics manga graphic novel List of comic characters This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...
It is supported by many big names of the industry; the board of directors includes Chris Staros, Peter David, and Neil Gaiman. "Fund Comics", "More Fund Comics", and "Even More Fund Comics" are compilations of short work by famous artists sold to support the CBLDF. Peter Allen David is an American writer, best known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels. ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960 in Portchester, England) is the author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. ...
The ComicBookLegalDefenseFund was officially incorporated as a nonprofit charitable organization in January 1990 as the result of another infamous obscenity trial.
Comicbook writer and artist Paul Mavrides (The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) was disputing a 1990 sales tax bill in the amount of $1,400 based on the sales of his artwork.
Under California law, unlike novels or movie scripts, comicbooks did not qualify as "intangible ideas presented in manuscript form," and their creators were subject to the same taxes as producers of raw goods like corn, pencils and matchbook covers.