Mr. Natural #3 [10th printing]
(1988)

Kitchen Sink Press, 1977 Series
 
Price
3.50 USD
Pages
44
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Kitchen Sink Press Inc.
Brand
Kitchen Sink Enterprises
ISBN
?
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Underground Comix are known for using different prices, covers (art or color variations) and/or interior content to distinguish between printings.
1st print March 1977 has 1.00 USD cover price. Does not state which printing.
2nd-6th (and later?) say which printing on inside of front cover.
2nd-3rd print (both?) April 1978 have 1.00 USD cover price. 4th print January 1979 has 1.00 USD cover price.
5th print March 1980 has 1.25 USD cover price. 6th print May 1981 has 1.50 USD cover price.
7th print has 2.00 USD cover price. 8th print has 2.50 USD cover price.
9th print has 2.95 USD cover price. 10th print has 3.50 USD cover price.
This issue is a variant of Mr. Natural (Kitchen Sink Press, 1977 series) #3. There exist further variants:

Dry Spell Blues (Table of Contents: 1)

Kit 'n' Kaboodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (signed)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Kit; Kaboodle
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We find Mr. Natural relaxing at home.
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Mr. Natural; Professor Wanowski; Billy Bob
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In these earlier chapters, the Professor's name is spelled "Wanowski." The "i" in the last name becomes a "y" in the weeks that follow.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Billy Bob, the most devoted of all the Mr. Natural fans, seeks an audience with his hero...
Genre
humor
Characters
Billy Bob; Mr. Natural; Professor Wanowski
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He doesn't like me! Mr. Natural doesn't like me!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Billy Bob; Mr. Natural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...As I was saying, I no longer assume to promote or preach to anyone about anything...
Genre
humor
Characters
Billy Bob; Mr. Natural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, c'mon, Mr. Natural! Say something inta th' microphone!
Genre
humor
Characters
Billy Bob; Mr. Natural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Billy Bob, I'll bet you're not aware that I yoosta lead th' house band right down here
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Billy Bob
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Me for some o' that boiled cabbage, post haste!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Billy Bob; Professor Wanowski
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Natural's guests this week are Professor Wanowsky and Fan-boy Billy Bob!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Billy Bob; Professor Wanowsky
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I figured that hot-headed Prof. Wanowsky would pick on th' kid if I left the room...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Professor Wanowsky; Billy Bob
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Herr Unkle Doktor Wanowsky seems a little bit ticked off, huh, Billy Bob?!
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Wanowsky; Billy Bob; Mr. Natural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looky here, Billy Bob, I don't wantcha t' go off feelin' like y' didn't get anything
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Billy Bob
Reprints

Mr. Natural Takes a Walk... (Table of Contents: 13)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The old geezer is out taking a hike in 'nature' ...‚
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Being trapped at the bottom of this old well is a golden opportunity to get into
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"The Complete Crumb Comics" #11 table of contents page states that this strip was published after the one just below. However, the storyline reads out of order if read that way. Both dates need to be verified.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's dark as a dungeon an' damp as th' dew down here in this old well...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Pizuzu
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our venerable "ace in the hole" finds himself stuck with an obnoxious character!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Pizuzu
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get up and fight like a man, you degenerate old scumbag!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Pizuzu
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's taking a terrific beating from the prince of darkness!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Pizuzu
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Natural remembers the forgotten "secret of life"!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Pizuzu; Flakey Foont; Shuman the Human; Professor Wanowsky; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

Mr. Nostril (Table of Contents: 21)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Policeman
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. "Au Natural" has been nabbed for nudity at noon!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Policeman; Flakey Foont
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll get it...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Foont is convinced that Mr. Natural has lost his wits!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Uh, Mr. Natural, let me ask you this... uhh... do you ever feel that reality is...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh don't worry! The people there are very nice!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Foont believes Mr. Natural has gone bananas...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Previously unpublished. Although completed in 1976, this strip never appeared in the Village Voice.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now you're just being obstinate, Mr. Natural!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Foont and Schwartz are taking Mr. Natural to a mental institution...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He'll be in good hands here... we'll run him through an extensive series of tests
Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz; Committals Clerk; Secretary
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flakey Foont and Ruth Schwartz have just committed Mr. Natural to a mental institution!
Genre
humor
Characters
Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oohhh... I didnt sleep too good... what day is it?
Genre
humor
Characters
Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz; Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who is it, Flako ??
Genre
humor
Characters
Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz; Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ssssuck !! Oh man, this is some heavy shit!
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Flakey Foont; Ruth Schwartz; Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
D-don't m-mind me, fellows... I always get the shakes when I smoke strong grass...
Genre
humor
Characters
Flakey Foont; Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen man, the public... the PEOPLE out there... want to know what happened!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Flakey Foont; Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Those two guys from the "Village Voice" have been here all day!
Genre
humor
Characters
Flakey Foont; Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville; Ruth Schwartz
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A reporter and a photographer from the "Voice" are trying to find out what happened
Genre
humor
Characters
Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville; Professor Wanowsky
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Previously unpublished. Although completed in 1976, this strip never appeared in the Village Voice.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Professa Wanowsky, I presume?!? Heh heh!
Genre
humor
Characters
Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville; Professor Wanowsky
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Man, this's some o' th' best weed I've had in a dog's age, y' know'd what I mean?
Genre
humor
Characters
Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville; Professor Wanowsky
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
Robert Crumb

First Line of Dialogue or Text
THAT, right there, is the cause of Mr. Natural's ...uh...shall we say, retreat from reality!
Genre
humor
Characters
Ricky Bernstein; Mike Manville; Professor Wanowsky
Reprints

Fat 'N' Sassy (Table of Contents: 42)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (signed)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Fat; Sassy
Reprints

Modern World Funnies featuring Me! (Table of Contents: 43)

Robert Crumb / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Colors
?
Letters
Robert Crumb

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Robert Crumb
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Dry Spell Blues
    Kit 'n' Kaboodle
  2. 2. ["We find Mr. Natural relaxing at home."]
    Mr. Natural
  3. 3. ["Billy Bob, the most devoted of all the Mr. Natural fans, seeks an audience with his hero..."]
    Mr. Natural
  4. 4. ["He doesn't like me! Mr. Natural doesn't like me!!"]
    Mr. Natural
  5. 5. ["...As I was saying, I no longer assume to promote or preach to anyone about anything..."]
    Mr. Natural
  6. 6. ["Aw, c'mon, Mr. Natural! Say something inta th' microphone!"]
    Mr. Natural
  7. 7. ["Hey, Billy Bob, I'll bet you're not aware that I yoosta lead th' house band right down here"]
    Mr. Natural
  8. 8. ["Me for some o' that boiled cabbage, post haste!!"]
    Mr. Natural
  9. 9. ["Mr. Natural's guests this week are Professor Wanowsky and Fan-boy Billy Bob!"]
    Mr. Natural
  10. 10. ["I figured that hot-headed Prof. Wanowsky would pick on th' kid if I left the room..."]
    Mr. Natural
  11. 11. ["Herr Unkle Doktor Wanowsky seems a little bit ticked off, huh, Billy Bob?!"]
    Mr. Natural
  12. 12. ["Looky here, Billy Bob, I don't wantcha t' go off feelin' like y' didn't get anything"]
    Mr. Natural
  13. 13. Mr. Natural Takes a Walk...
    Mr. Natural
  14. 14. ["The old geezer is out taking a hike in 'nature' ...‚"]
    Mr. Natural
  15. 15. ["Being trapped at the bottom of this old well is a golden opportunity to get into"]
    Mr. Natural
  16. 16. ["It's dark as a dungeon an' damp as th' dew down here in this old well..."]
    Mr. Natural
  17. 17. ["Our venerable "ace in the hole" finds himself stuck with an obnoxious character!"]
    Mr. Natural
  18. 18. ["Get up and fight like a man, you degenerate old scumbag!"]
    Mr. Natural
  19. 19. ["He's taking a terrific beating from the prince of darkness!!"]
    Mr. Natural
  20. 20. ["Mr. Natural remembers the forgotten "secret of life"!"]
    Mr. Natural
  21. 21. Mr. Nostril
    Mr. Natural
  22. 22. ["Mr. "Au Natural" has been nabbed for nudity at noon!!"]
    Mr. Natural
  23. 23. ["I'll get it..."]
    Mr. Natural
  24. 24. ["Foont is convinced that Mr. Natural has lost his wits!"]
    Mr. Natural
  25. 25. ["Uh, Mr. Natural, let me ask you this... uhh... do you ever feel that reality is..."]
    Mr. Natural
  26. 26. ["Oh don't worry! The people there are very nice!!"]
    Mr. Natural
  27. 27. ["Foont believes Mr. Natural has gone bananas..."]
    Mr. Natural
  28. 28. ["Now you're just being obstinate, Mr. Natural!"]
    Mr. Natural
  29. 29. ["Foont and Schwartz are taking Mr. Natural to a mental institution..."]
    Mr. Natural
  30. 30. ["He'll be in good hands here... we'll run him through an extensive series of tests"]
    Mr. Natural
  31. 31. ["Flakey Foont and Ruth Schwartz have just committed Mr. Natural to a mental institution!"]
    Mr. Natural
  32. 32. ["Oohhh... I didnt sleep too good... what day is it?"]
    Mr. Natural
  33. 33. ["Who is it, Flako ??"]
    Mr. Natural
  34. 34. ["Ssssuck !! Oh man, this is some heavy shit!"]
    Mr. Natural
  35. 35. ["D-don't m-mind me, fellows... I always get the shakes when I smoke strong grass..."]
    Mr. Natural
  36. 36. ["Listen man, the public... the PEOPLE out there... want to know what happened!!"]
    Mr. Natural
  37. 37. ["Those two guys from the "Village Voice" have been here all day!"]
    Mr. Natural
  38. 38. ["A reporter and a photographer from the "Voice" are trying to find out what happened"]
    Mr. Natural
  39. 39. ["Professa Wanowsky, I presume?!? Heh heh!"]
    Mr. Natural
  40. 40. ["Man, this's some o' th' best weed I've had in a dog's age, y' know'd what I mean?"]
    Mr. Natural
  41. 41. ["THAT, right there, is the cause of Mr. Natural's ...uh...shall we say, retreat from reality!"]
    Mr. Natural
  42. 42. Fat 'N' Sassy
  43. 43. Modern World Funnies featuring Me!
    Robert Crumb
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