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A Pinellas cartoonist was jailed for obscenity 26 years ago. He just got off probation.

Largo artist Michael Diana served three days in jail for his infamous “Boiled Angel” comics. He moved to New York and kept making art, but in Pinellas County he was still a wanted man.

In this March 22, 1994 photo, artist Michael Diana, right, sits in court as his attorneys discuss jury selection in his obscenity trial. Diana became the first cartoonist in U.S. history to be jailed for obscenity. [ RIVENBARK, MAURICE | Tampa Bay Times ]

Craig Pittman
Former Times Reporter

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