(1992)

Knockabout, 1992 Series
Published in English (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
 
Price
6.99 GBP
Pages
60
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Knockabout Comics
Brand
Crack Edition
ISBN
0-86166-101-X Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780861661015
Editing
?
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
22 cm x 28.5 cm (8.66 in. x 11.22 in.)
Paper Stock
stiff cover
Binding
trade paperback
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

"A Crack Edition" (imprint?)

Layout and design by Rian Hughes.

R. Crumb Draws the Blues (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Colors
Rian Hughes ?
Letters
Robert Crumb

Reprints

[Robert Crumb Headshot] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb

Characters
Robert Crumb
Synopsis
small Robert Crumb self-portrait head shot on an otherwise black background.
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R. Crumb draws the Blues (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
?

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Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration

[Indicia] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb
Letters
typeset

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Indexer Notes

Indicia with small illustration taken from one of interior stories. Reprint info for stories listed.

Patton (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

Genre
biography
Characters
Charley Patton; Eddie "Son" House; Howlin' Wolf (cameo); Tommy Johnson (cameo); Bukka White (cameo); Willy Brown; Robert Johnson
Synopsis
Life story of blues artist Charley Patton.
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Indexer Notes

"Deep Blues" by Robert Palmer (Viking Press, 1981) acknowledged as source material.

That's Life (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

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The Old Songs Are the Best Songs (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

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Jelly Roll Morton's Voodoo Curse (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
biography
Characters
Jelly Roll Morton
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Where Has It Gone, All the Beautiful Music of Our Grandparents? (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Characters
Robert Crumb
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Pass the Jug (Table of Contents: 9)

Kansas City Frank Melrose / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Characters
Kansas City Frank Melrose
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Boppin' and Jivin' (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Characters
Robert Crumb
Reprints

Cubist Be Bop Comics (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

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Keywords
adult

Sunny Side Up (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb); Buddy G. DeSylva (song lyrics); Lew Brown (song lyrics)
Pencils
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Inks
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)
Letters
Robert Crumb (signed as R. Crumb)

Genre
humour
Characters
Mr. Natural
Synopsis
Mr. Natural sings the lyrics to the popular standard "Keep Your Sunny Side Up!" (by B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson).
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[cover illustration] (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb

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Indexer Notes

Cover illustration in black and white with no other text.

[Robert Crumb Headshot] (Table of Contents: 14)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Robert Crumb
Inks
Robert Crumb

Characters
Robert Crumb
Synopsis
Same small Robert Crumb self-portrait headshot as inside front cover. On last interior page it is printed in negative (black on white); on inside cover it is printed with black background.
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R. Crumb draws the Blues (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. R. Crumb Draws the Blues
  2. 1. [Robert Crumb Headshot]
  3. 2. R. Crumb draws the Blues
  4. 3. [Indicia]
  5. 4. Patton
  6. 5. That's Life
  7. 6. The Old Songs Are the Best Songs
  8. 7. Jelly Roll Morton's Voodoo Curse
  9. 8. Where Has It Gone, All the Beautiful Music of Our Grandparents?
  10. 9. Pass the Jug
    Kansas City Frank Melrose
  11. 10. Boppin' and Jivin'
  12. 11. Cubist Be Bop Comics
  13. 12. Sunny Side Up
    Mr. Natural
  14. 13. [cover illustration]
  15. 14. [Robert Crumb Headshot]
  16. 15. R. Crumb draws the Blues
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Merlin Haas
  • Steven Samuels
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore