{"product_id":"the-complete-crumb-comics-1987-11-1777720","title":"The Complete Crumb Comics 1987book Vol 11 - Shelf wear - light - $18.95","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrumb explains his inability to continue with the weekly strip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnoid'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrumb stares at a blank page as the life cycle of creating a comic book runs through his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrumb tries to direct a female modern dance troupe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1st printing: September 1995 (18.95 USD; 25.95 CAD); 2nd printing: April 2008 (19.99 USD)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - A completely redrawn version of a Mr. Natural panel from the July 12, 1976 issue of \"The Village Voice.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - Inside front cover flap with an excerpt from the introduction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Complete Crumb - title page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 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\r\n\r\nThe table of contents incorrectly states that pg. 57 include illustrations from the Dirty Laundry #2 letters page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction - There's no indication on who wrote this introduction. However, the indicia page states it is copyrighted by Mr. Crumb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - A five-panel Mr. Natural strip promoting \"Zap Comix\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - 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.\r\n\r\nIn these earlier chapters, the Professor's name is spelled \"Wanowski.\" The \"i\" in the last name becomes a \"y\" in the latter chapters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr. Natural Takes a Walk - The title for this page is given in the table of contents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr. 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!!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - Although completed in 1976, this strip never appeared in the Village Voice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - Although completed in 1976, this strip never appeared in the Village Voice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix Illustrations - Six illustrations- the logo from the introduction to ?Kurtzman Komix? includes drawings of Crumb \u0026amp; 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)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eR. Crumb's Carload o' Comics - The book's title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - The back cover to the book listed above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - Titled ?A Mechanical Man,? this is an illustration for Temps Futur Shop (1977)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - Inner back cover flap includes a list of other Complete Crumb volumes; the back cover includes a 1987 painting of Crumb by his wife.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45683323633814,"sku":"CSAS34754I580422B1777720","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0362\/5854\/5795\/files\/580422_d92ffbad-d97a-4e6d-a7cd-ac03a7dc53b6.jpg?v=1783325680","url":"https:\/\/shop.thecomicsplace.com\/products\/the-complete-crumb-comics-1987-11-1777720","provider":"Comics Place","version":"1.0","type":"link"}