▁Carl ▁Re iner ) ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁television ▁program ▁Row an ▁& ▁Martin ' s ▁L augh - In . ▁Some ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁Com ix ▁Journal ▁wrote : ▁ ▁The ▁Chicago ▁ 8 ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁William son ' s ▁friendship ▁with ▁Y ipp ie ▁activ ist ▁Abb ie ▁Hoff man , ▁he ▁was ▁allowed ▁into ▁the ▁court room ▁where ▁the ▁Chicago ▁ 8 ▁trial ▁was ▁being ▁held , ▁where ▁he ▁did ▁sketch es ▁of ▁key ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁trial . ▁ ▁William son ▁designed ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁printing ▁of ▁Abb ie ▁Hoff man ' s ▁Ste al ▁This ▁Book . ▁Hoff man ▁gave ▁William son ▁the ▁advance ▁from ▁his ▁book ▁for ▁William son ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁com ic ▁that ▁would ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁ 8 ▁defense ▁fund . ▁William son ▁produced ▁the ▁com ic ▁book ▁Cons pi racy ▁Cap ers , ▁which ▁featured ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁Jay ▁Lyn ch , ▁Art ▁Sp iegel man , ▁Jay ▁Kin ney , ▁Dan ▁C ly ne , ▁Paul ▁David ▁Simon , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Later ▁work ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁William son ▁art - direct ed ▁and ▁contributed ▁art work ▁to ▁men ' s ▁mag az ines . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁he ▁was ▁art ▁director ▁of ▁Gallery ▁magazine , ▁where ▁he ▁created ▁the ▁“ G irl ▁Next ▁Do or ” ▁concept ▁by ▁publishing ▁snap sh ots ▁of ▁sweet he