▁publications ▁such ▁as ▁Dr um mer ▁and ▁B ound ▁& ▁G ag ged . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁K lam ik ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁West ▁Hollywood , ▁California ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁an ▁art ▁factory ▁producing ▁paint ings ▁for ▁hotel ▁rooms , ▁and ▁as ▁Display ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁Ak ron ▁stores . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁er otic ▁work ▁was ▁" pub lished " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁by ▁taking ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁illustr ations ▁and ▁making ▁prints ▁in ▁home ▁dark rooms . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁began ▁doing ▁editor ial ▁and ▁g ag ▁com ics ▁for ▁The ▁Adv oc ate , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁did ▁a ▁half - page ▁series ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" G ayer ▁Th an ▁Str ange ". ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁did ▁both ▁soft core ▁and ▁hard core ▁illustr ations ▁for ▁er otic ▁nov els ▁and ▁collections ▁of ▁short ▁stories ▁published ▁by ▁Larry ▁Town send , ▁and ▁his ▁Le ath erman ’ s ▁Hand book . ▁In ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁created ▁stand - alone ▁word less ▁hard core ▁com ics ▁B iff ▁and ▁B iff ▁B ound ▁for ▁San ▁Francisco ▁publish er ▁Le ▁Sal on , ▁which ▁featured ▁center f