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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)
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Mister Sixties #[nn] published January 2011
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This is the front cover flap. It includes an excerpt from the book introduction. The excerpt is continued in the back cover flap.
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Title page
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Title and publisher page; Indicia page with production and reprint credits; table of contents page
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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"
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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..."
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From February 1966
Zap Comix #1 [2nd printing] published April 1968 Notes:
This originally was a Crumb sketchbook strip
Yellow Dog #6 [First Printing] published January 1968
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Originally from March 1966
Yellow Dog v2 #2 (09/10) [unnamed variant] published April 1969
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Originally from March 1966.
Yellow Dog v2 #2 (09/10) [unnamed variant] published April 1969
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Originally from March 1966.
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Originally from Spring 1967.
Yellow Dog #8 [unnamed variant] published January 1969
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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...?"
Yellow Dog #8 [unnamed variant] published January 1969
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Originally from Spring 1966.
The Complete Fritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1978 Notes:
Originally from Spring 1967.
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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!"
Yellow Dog #4 [First Printing] published July 1968
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Originally from Spring 1967.
Yellow Dog #1 [1st printing] published January 1968 Notes:
Originally titled "Mr. Natural's School of Wisdom." From June 1967.
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Originally from June 1967.
Yellow Dog #3 [unnamed variant] published June 1968
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Originally from June 1967.
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Originally from June 1967.
Yellow Dog #2 [unnamed variant] published June 1968
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Originally from June 1967.
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The story is told using eighteen individual illustrations, five of them full-page. Includes the title page.
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This is originally from Summer 1967. Not published until 1970
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This is from 1967
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Yellow Dog #5 [unnamed variant] published July 1968
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Originally a Crumb sketch from June 1967
Yellow Dog #5 [unnamed variant] published July 1968
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From July 1967
Yellow Dog #5 [unnamed variant] published July 1968
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from July 1967
Yellow Dog #3 [unnamed variant] published June 1968
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from July 1967
Yellow Dog #3 [unnamed variant] published June 1968
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From July 1967
Yellow Dog #3 [unnamed variant] published June 1968
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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.
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from July 1967
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from July 1967
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from July 1967
Bijou Funnies #4 published January 1970 Notes:
from Summer 1967
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from Summer 1967
Yellow Dog #3 [unnamed variant] published June 1968
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from Summer 1967
Yellow Dog #2 [unnamed variant] published June 1968
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from Summer 1967
Yellow Dog #4 [First Printing] published July 1968
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Appears here without the small logo that was included in its original appearance.
Yellow Dog #5 [unnamed variant] published July 1968
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from Summer 1967
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from Summer 1967
Yellow Dog #6 [First Printing] published January 1968
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from Summer 1967
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from Summer 1967
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from Summer 1967
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from Summer 1967
Yellow Dog #5 [unnamed variant] published July 1968
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from Summer 1967
Bijou Funnies #1 published January 1968
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from Summer 1967
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from Summer 1967
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968 Notes:
Originally a Crumb sketchbook strip from 1967
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] published January 1968
The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book #[nn] published January 1997
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] published January 1968
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A typewritten story accompanied by a logo illustration.
R. Crumb's Head Comix: Twenty Years Later #[nn] published January 1988
Zap Comix #1 [2nd printing] published April 1968
Zap Comix #1 [2nd printing] published April 1968
Bijou Funnies #2 published January 1969 Notes:
A slightly different version of this was published in The East Village Other (December 1-16, 1967).
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book #[nn] published January 1997
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] published January 1968
R. Crumb's Head Comix: Twenty Years Later #[nn] published January 1988
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] published January 1968
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] published January 1968
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] published January 1968
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] published January 1968
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] published January 1968
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This is a somewhat different version of the cover that eventually became Zap #0. From October 1967
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968 Notes:
Dated October 1967.
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #0 published January 1968
Zap Comix #1 [2nd printing] published April 1968 Notes:
Reprints the 35¢ cover.
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967
Zap Comix #1 [First Printing] published November 1967 Notes:
Ad parody
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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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