The Complete Crumb Comics 1987book Vol 11 - Shelf wear - light - $18.95

The Complete Crumb Comics 1987book Vol 11 - Shelf wear - light - $18.95

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Crumb explains his inability to continue with the weekly strip.

Snoid's abuse of his maid Beulah comes back to haunt him after her reaction to a prank goes out of control. But his problems get worse once the People's Liberation Army arrives to confiscate his property and recruit Beulah to their cause.

Crumb stares at a blank page as the life cycle of creating a comic book runs through his head.

Crumb tries to direct a female modern dance troupe.

1st printing: September 1995 (18.95 USD; 25.95 CAD); 2nd printing: April 2008 (19.99 USD)

  • - A completely redrawn version of a Mr. Natural panel from the July 12, 1976 issue of "The Village Voice."
  • - Inside front cover flap with an excerpt from the introduction.
  • The Complete Crumb - title page
  • The Complete Crumb volume 11: Mr. Natural Committed to a Mental Institution! - title and publisher pages; indicia with production, reprint and copyright credits; table of contents The table of contents incorrectly states that pg. 57 include illustrations from the Dirty Laundry #2 letters page.
  • Introduction - There's no indication on who wrote this introduction. However, the indicia page states it is copyrighted by Mr. Crumb.
  • - A five-panel Mr. Natural strip promoting "Zap Comix"
  • - As stated in the indicia page, the following series of strips originally appeared in "The Village Voice" in a two-tier format. Most of these later appeared in Mr. Natural #3 (Kitchen Sink Press) in a three-tier format. The strips are reprinted here in the latter format. In these earlier chapters, the Professor's name is spelled "Wanowski." The "i" in the last name becomes a "y" in the latter chapters.
  • Mr. Natural Takes a Walk - The title for this page is given in the table of contents.
  • Mr. Nostril - The title for this is given in the table of contents. The first line in the story is "He's outa the hole and seething with a new religious fervor!!"
  • - Although completed in 1976, this strip never appeared in the Village Voice.
  • - Although completed in 1976, this strip never appeared in the Village Voice.
  • Six Illustrations - Six illustrations- the logo from the introduction to ?Kurtzman Komix? includes drawings of Crumb & Kurtzman; a logo for a company called ?Alluvial Fan Productions;? three small self-caricatures from Arcade #5-7; a cover for a Yahoo records catalog (1976)
  • R. Crumb's Carload o' Comics - The book's title page.
  • - The back cover to the book listed above.
  • - Titled ?A Mechanical Man,? this is an illustration for Temps Futur Shop (1977)
  • - Inner back cover flap includes a list of other Complete Crumb volumes; the back cover includes a 1987 painting of Crumb by his wife.

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