{"product_id":"the-complete-crumb-comics-1987-9-1777722","title":"The Complete Crumb Comics 1987book Vol 9 - Shelf wear - light - $16.95","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the front cover flap. It includes an excerpt from the book introduction. A panel from \"The Many Faces of R. Crumb\" story is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandom is the word in this series of completely unconnected panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet another series of complete random occurrences thrown together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrumb offers a few dozen new follow up phrases to his \"Keep on Truckin.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist draws several different versions of himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonny visits Fuzzy at the mental institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrazy Ed tells Harvey how he knew someone else with the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a whim, Crumb enrolls in the \"National School of Hard Knocks\" in order to get some professional training. He winds up getting more than he bargained for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFloont meets Mr. Natural's dad who promptly takes him to the woodshed because of his neurotic ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Natural accuses a listless Flakey Foont of being soft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Know-It-All is bewildered that Nixon won the election. He provokes the ire of a plainclothes policeman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSquirrely destroys Farnsworth's garden and throws pesticide into his face in this brutal send-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia and Suzy go to a new mall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Snoid is so enthralled by a woman's legs that he follows her across town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Crumb pulls a prank on Judy, Big Kate from the women's group comes out to settle the score. As Crumb puts it at the end, \"another infantile fantasy from a sick, immature mind....\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe back cover flap lists all the Complete Crumb and Crumb sketchbooks volumes published up to that point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack cover includes a 1987 painting of Crumb by Alice Kominsky Crumb. Also included is a small excerpt from Crumb's intro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst printing: October 1992. Second printing: March 1997 (18.95 USD; 25.95 CAD); 3rd printing: May 2009 (19.99 USD)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Complete Crumb volume 9- R. Crumb versus The Sisterhood - Title and publisher page; indicia, copyright, production and publication credits; table of contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction - Four photographs from the early 70s. One photo shows his cabin in Potter Valley, California. The other three show Crumb and his band in these locations- Magic Cellar, San Francisco (1972); Fisherman's Wharf (circa 1973); Chico, California (1974). Followed by Crumb's two-page intro.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecycled Records Flyer - Made for Recycled Records, a used record shop in Sacramento, California. Signed and dated 1972.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut Factory Blues - The story is in black \u0026amp; white except for the final page. As Crumb stated in the introduction to this volume, this story is based on a visit he made to his brother at a mental institution. A lot of the dialogue was either written by Charles or transcribed from conversations Crumb had with him. These two funny animal characters are from Charles's childhood comic book making days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrazy Ed - This is Pekar's comic book writing debut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - Jam page from the back cover of Young Lust #3.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLusty Little Laffs - Small sexually explicit illustration from Young Lust #3.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEat It (front \u0026amp; back covers) - From a cookbook co-written by Crumb's then wife.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePinback Buttons - Three pinback buttons- \"Ordinary Records Milwaukee\" (illustrating Crumb and his band. From 1972); \"Famous Cartoonist series no. 13\" (feat. Robert Crumb); And one illustrating Robert Crumb, Allan Dodge and Robert Armstrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuck Yas Yas; River Blues 78 RPM Singles - The record sleeves for two 78 RPM singles, the first shown in color, the latter in b\u0026amp;w. - \"Duck Yas Yas,\" by Crumb's band the Good Tone Banjo Boys (1972); R. Crumb and his Keep-on-Truckin' Orchestra's recording of \"River Blues\" (catalog #5000-A)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEat It - Seventy-two illustrations from a cookbook co-written by Crumb's then wife.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePot Shots - Thirteen illustrations. Pot Shots was a book covering all aspects of the usage of marijuana in respect to the nation's laws. The author, Stepanian, was Crumb's lawyer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - An album cover made for the Yazoo record label. From 1973. 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