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The Complete Crumb Comics 1987book Vol 4 First Printing - Shelf wear - light - $16.95

The Complete Crumb Comics 1987book Vol 4 First Printing - Shelf wear - light - $16.95

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Approximate grade : Shelf wear - light
Inventory location : .......8
Series code : BI34754
Title : The Complete Crumb Comics 1987
CSABI1777725
 CSAS34754I580415B1777725

A wordless story where the thought balloons contain for the most part only question marks.

Excerpt from the introduction. Carried over from the front cover flap.

First printing: September 1989 (16.95 USD); Second printing: July 1995; Third printing: September 1997 (18.95 USD; 25.95 CAD); Fourth printing: April 2009 (19.99 USD)

  • - This is the front cover flap. It includes an excerpt from the book introduction. The excerpt is continued in the back cover flap.
  • The Complete Crumb - Title page
  • The Complete Crumb volume 4- Mr. Sixties! - Title and publisher page; Indicia page with production and reprint credits; table of contents page
  • Introduction - A 3.25 page intro accompanied by eleven photos and four illustrations, three of them full-page. The photos are captioned: "Marty Pahls, Cleveland, 1958;" "R. Crumb & Marty Pahls in back of basement apartment, Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, 1963;" "Marty with the angel-faced Barby Brock, his girlfriend in the early 60s;" "Charles Crumb & Marty in front of the Crumb family house, Fall, '65;" "Marty with the diabolical Sandra Crumb taken in photo booth, mid '60s...;" "Aline Kominsky, R. Crumb & Marty, Highland Park, Ill, Circa 1975;" "Dana & Robert Crumb at American Greetings, Cleveland, 1966;" "R. & Dana all duded up for some occasion, San Francisco, 1967-68..." The illustrations are captioned: "Clark Street- Chicago, early '66, "Fuzzy" period...;" "One of the drawings that offended the art patrons of Peoria, 1966;" "San Francisco, January 1967- Drawn from life soon after arriving in town;" "This is Hell- Memories of a heavy LSD trip recorded in the sketchbook a few days later"
  • Greeting Cards (American Greetings, 1966-67) - Seventeen greeting cards are shown, half-page unless otherwise noted: "I bought you an exploding cigar to give to you for your birthday!" (full page); "I'm gonna get the gang together to sing happy birthday to you... c'mon! (1.5 pgs); "We can't keep up this pace much longer!;" "Thanksgiving means the pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock" (full page); "When I heard you were sick, I rushed right out to donate blood!" (full page); "I saw so many nice presents I wanted to pick up for you;" "When I was picking out your birthday card I asked the clerk what he'd recommend;" "I could make this Birthday card really wild and exciting for you if I could just get my hands on something nice!;" "Put your trust in your doctor while you're ill unless you want to be like my Uncle Oggie...;" "If you want anything just ring for the nurse!" (full page); "You're really going to get a big surprise on your Birthday..." (full page); "It's your Birthday, and you look young, attractive, and not a day over 21!" (full page); "Since you went away I got a German Shepherd to protect me!" (full page)" "Hi!;" "I had your birthdate tattooed on my chest...;" "This is a very naughty card;" "If another birthday makes you feel older, just remember the inspiring words of Abraham Lincoln..."
  • Where it's AT - From February 1966
  • Har Har Page - This originally was a Crumb sketchbook strip
  • Eggs Ackley The American Boy Egg Dealer - Originally from March 1966
  • Yin & Yang The Loveless - Originally from March 1966.
  • Yin & Yang- The Understanding Youthsome Twosome, and International Playboy Manipulators... - Originally from March 1966.
  • - Originally from Spring 1967.
  • Mr. Natural OUTWITS Flakey Floont - A twenty-panel strip printed four panels per row. The first half of the strip features Flakey Foont saying to Mr. Natural "Mr. Natural! Mr. Natural! I want you to come and look at my sore bunion." The second half has Mr. Natural saying to a group of women- "Are there any other questions ladies, I've got another lecture to make in a few minutes...?" Published in Yellow Dog as a five-panel per row strip with the sequence order reversed.
  • Mr. Natural Falls in Love - Originally from Spring 1966.
  • - Originally from Spring 1967.
  • - This is in essence the first six panels of "Old Pooperoo the Cosmic Shit Shoveler" story printed later in the book. The only difference is much lighter ink rendering and the wording in the final panel. Here the panel states "I was gonna go home!" In the latter story the sixth panel states "I was gonna go to work!" Originally from Spring 1967.
  • - Originally from Spring 1967.
  • - Originally titled "Mr. Natural's School of Wisdom." From June 1967.
  • True Blue Lou - Originally from June 1967.
  • Wiseguy Weasel - Originally from June 1967.
  • - Originally from June 1967.
  • Old Pooperoo the Cosmic Shit Shoveler - Originally from June 1967.
  • The Sad Book - The story is told using eighteen individual illustrations, five of them full-page. Includes the title page.
  • Let's Get Outa Here! - This is originally from Summer 1967. Not published until 1970
  • Head Comics unused cover - This is from 1967
  • - Originally a Crumb sketch from June 1967
  • - From July 1967
  • - from July 1967
  • Eggs Ackley- It's a Fickle Age! - from July 1967
  • Eggs Ackley - The Kid Who Can't Be Beat - From July 1967
  • - From July 1967. This sequence includes a small logo in the upper left corner that wasn't included in its appearance in "Yellow Dog." Likely appeared in some other publication besides that one.
  • - from July 1967
  • - from July 1967
  • Eggs Ackley - This Kid Is Too Much! - from July 1967
  • Mr. Natural - The Zen Master - from Summer 1967
  • Mither Natchrul Talks to Flakey Floont - from Summer 1967
  • The Box - from Summer 1967
  • - from Summer 1967
  • - Appears here without the small logo that was included in its original appearance.
  • Boxes and Boxes and Boxes - from Summer 1967
  • Edgar and Maryjane Crump in "On the Bus" - from Summer 1967
  • - from Summer 1967
  • - from Summer 1967
  • Bob Dill, the Folk-Singing Pickle - from Summer 1967
  • Snarky Parker and His Pal, Dwark Farkwarr - from Summer 1967
  • Little Girl - from Summer 1967
  • - from Summer 1967
  • Joey Tissue With Everybody & His Brother - from Summer 1967
  • Kozmic Kapers - Originally a Crumb sketchbook strip from 1967
  • Yarrowstallks- The Hilarious Adventures of Shabno the Shoe-Horn Dog - A typewritten story accompanied by a logo illustration.
  • Eggs Ackley - This Kid's a Scream - A slightly different version of this was published in The East Village Other (December 1-16, 1967).
  • Zap #0 original cover - This is a somewhat different version of the cover that eventually became Zap #0. From October 1967
  • Mr. Sketchum Is at it Again! - Dated October 1967.
  • - Reprints the 35? cover.
  • Just Look at the Amazing Results - Ad parody
  • - Back cover includes a 1987 painting of Crumb by Alice Kominsky Crumb. Also included is a small excerpt from Robert Crumb's intro.

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