(February 1971)
Apex Novelties,
1971 Series
- Price:
- 0.50 USD
- Pages:
- 28
- Indicia Publisher:
- Apex Novelties
- Brand:
- Apex Novelties
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- Color Covers, Black & White Interiors
- Dimensions:
- Standard modern US format
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint
- Binding:
- Saddle-Stitched
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
Underground Comix are known for using different prices, covers (art or color variations) and/or interior content to distinguish between printings.
1st - 5th print are all 0.50 USD cover price.
1st print February (actually May) 1971 has ad for Thrilling Murder Comics on inside front cover.
2nd print has ad for "Posters by R. Crumb" added to inside front cover.
3rd print has "Eric Fromm has a 3-Foot Long One" on inside front cover.
4th print has matte cover? 5th print has glossy cover? Both have Apex Novelties poster ad on inside of front cover.
6th print has 0.75 USD cover price with "Apex Treasury of Underground Comics" on inside front cover.
7th print has 0.75 USD cover price with "Classics in their own time" ad on inside front cover.
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["Exposed to the light of day at last!! The primal human urge to kill !!"]
Thrilling Murder Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Robert Crumb
- Inks:
- Robert Crumb
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Eric Fromm advertisement for the first issue of Thrilling Murder Comics, plus info for posters, back issues and wholesale ordering.
- Reprints:
-
in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #7 - Hot 'n' Heavy (November 1991)
-
- Keywords:
- adult; underground
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover ad that differs in later printings.
Pete the Plumber
Pete the Plumber / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Crumb
- Pencils:
- Robert Crumb
- Inks:
- Robert Crumb
- Letters:
- Robert Crumb
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Pete the Plumber; Plungo; Pete's Wife
- Synopsis:
- Despondent over unpaid bills and an accident caused by one of his repairs, Pete attempts suicide by flushing himself down the toilet. After passing through a jungle of pipes, he winds up in a very unusual place.
- Reprints:
-
in Feite Freddy og vennene hans (Futurum Forlag, 1971 series) #4 (november 1973) - in R. Crumb's Carload o' Comics (Bélier Press, 1976 series) #[nn] (1976)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #7 - Hot 'n' Heavy (November 1991)
- in R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics (Bélier Press, Inc.; Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1996 series) #[nn] (1996)
-
- Keywords:
- adult
Indexer Notes
"Dedicated to my good ol' Uncle Pete"
Puzzle Page
activity / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Crumb
- Pencils:
- Robert Crumb
- Inks:
- Robert Crumb
- Letters:
- Robert Crumb
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Reprints:
Mr. Natural Stops Talking
Mr. Natural / comic story / 3 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Pencils:
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Inks:
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Letters:
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont
- Reprints:
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #7 - Hot 'n' Heavy (November 1991)
- in The Book of Mr. Natural (Fantagraphics, 1995 series) #[nn] (September 1995)
- in The Book of Mr. Natural (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) #[nn] (April 2010)
-
Horny Harriet Hotpants
Horny Harriet Hotpants / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Crumb
- Pencils:
- Robert Crumb
- Inks:
- Robert Crumb
- Letters:
- Robert Crumb
Content Information
- Characters:
- Horny Harriet Hotpants; Orra Lee; Recta Lee; Snoid; Jesus
- Reprints:
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #7 - Hot 'n' Heavy (November 1991)
-
- Keywords:
- adult
Stinko's New Car
Stinko the Clown / comic story / 3 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Crumb
- Pencils:
- Robert Crumb
- Inks:
- Robert Crumb
- Letters:
- Robert Crumb
Content Information
- Characters:
- Stinko the Clown
- Reprints:
- Keywords:
- adult
Stoned Agin!
comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Pencils:
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Inks:
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
- Letters:
- Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Reprints:
- Keywords:
- adult
Don't Forget to Wipe Your Ass Folks!
Tommy Toilet / illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Crumb
- Pencils:
- Robert Crumb
- Inks:
- Robert Crumb
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Robert Crumb
Content Information
- Characters:
- Tommy Toilet
- Reprints:
- Keywords:
- adult
Indexer Notes
Image on back cover of issue.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Strickly upa crust!!"]
-
1.
["Exposed to the light of day at last!! The primal human urge to kill !!"]
Thrilling Murder Comics -
2.
Pete the Plumber
Pete the Plumber -
3.
Puzzle Page
-
4.
Mr. Natural Stops Talking
Mr. Natural -
5.
Horny Harriet Hotpants
Horny Harriet Hotpants -
6.
Stinko's New Car
Stinko the Clown -
7.
Stoned Agin!
-
8.
Don't Forget to Wipe Your Ass Folks!
Tommy Toilet
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Steven Samuels
- Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Jerry Hillegas
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