(1988)
Simon and Schuster,
1988 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 8.95 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
-
A Fireside Book
- ISBN
-
978-0-671-66153-3
- Barcode
- 9780671661533 50895
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- Color Covers with Black and White Interiors
- Binding
- Softcover Trade Paperback
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
Reissue of the original Viking edition
R. Crumb's Head Comix
credits, title page / 4 pages
Indexer Notes
Title and publisher page; Reprint, copyright, publication and bibliograpical credits; table of contents
Twenty Years Later...
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4.5 pages
Indexer Notes
From September 1987
Eggs Ackley That Number One Son of a Gun!
Eggs Ackley / comic story / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Eggs Ackley
- Reprints
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #4 - Mr. Sixties! (September 1989)
- from Yarrowstalks (Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #3
-
Definitely a Case of Derangement!
Robert Crumb / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Robert Crumb; Wife
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
Head Comix
comic story / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A wordless story where the thought balloons contain for the most part only question marks.
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from Yarrowstalks (David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #3
-
Life Among the Constipated
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Pop; Mom
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from Yarrowstalks (David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #3
-
[no title indexed]
Fritz the Cat / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fritz is a sophisticated, up-to-the-minute young feline who lives in a modern "supercity"...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat; Crow; Cynthia; Ruark; Aardvark; Old Bastard
- Synopsis
- Fritz the Cat meets some girls and starts a bathtub party.
- Reprints
Keep on Truckin'...
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
[no title indexed]
Schuman the Human / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Better known as 'baldy' he goes forth with his mind to FIND GOD!
- Characters
- Schuman the Human
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
Indexer Notes
Crumb spelled Schuman's name inconsistently over the years, sometimes with a 'c,' sometimes without.
Abstract Expressionist Ultra Super Modernistic Comics
comic story / 3 pages
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
The Man from Affiganistan
Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (December 15-30, 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
The country name in the title is shown as spelled by the artist.
Mr. Natural Visits the City
Mr. Natural / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
Mr. Natural Meets God
Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mr. Natural; Angel; God
- Synopsis
- Mr. Natural dies and goes to Heaven. And he's not impressed.
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (February 16-22, 1968)
-
Mr. Natural Gets the Bum's Rush
Mr. Natural / comic story / 0.7 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mr. Natural
- Synopsis
- Mr. Natural receives a telegram from God condemning him to Hell.
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) vol. 3 #12 (February 23-29, 1968)
-
Gail Snail
comic story / 0.15 page
- Characters
- Gail Snail
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #1 ([February] 1969) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (February 16-22, 1968)
-
The Walkie Talkies
comic story / 0.15 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- The Walkie Talkies
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #1 ([February] 1969) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (February 16-22, 1968)
-
Mr. Natural Repents
Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mr. Natural; Cheese K. Reist
- Synopsis
- Mr. Natural repents and receives word that he must do penance.
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) vol. 3 #13 (March 1-7, 1968)
-
Stoned
comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- Dirty Old Man; Peter Pan; Duck; The Pope
- Reprints
- from Cavalier Magazine (Dugent Publishing, 1966 series) #v17#12 (October 1967)
-
Fritz Comes on Strong
Fritz the Cat / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat; Woman
- Reprints
- from Help! (Warren, 1960 series) #22 (January 1965)
-
Fred the Teen-Age Girl Pigeon
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat; Fred the Teenage Girl Pigeon
- Synopsis
- Fritz the Cat encounters a teenage groupie in this wordless story.
- Reprints
- from Help! (Warren, 1960 series) #24 (May 1965)
-
Hey Boparee Bop
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Av; Gar; Snoid; Jesus Christ (unnamed); Mr. Natural; Angelfood McSpade
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from Yarrowstalks (David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #2
-
Whiteman
Whiteman / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Whiteman; Madame Too Too
- Synopsis
- Whiteman struggles to keep his rigid self from falling into a nervous breakdown.
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
Av 'n' Gar famous for their Snappy Bits and Krazy Kraks
Av; Gar / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Av; Gar; Local Acid Head
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) v3#1 (October 1967)
-
Western Man, Last of the Big-Time He Men!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Western Man; Ol' Lady; Wiesenhiemer Weasel; Little Girl
- Synopsis
- A sendup of Lyndon Johnson.
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (November 15, 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
This is the full-page reformatted version. As shown in "The Complete Crumb Comics vol. 4," the strip originally was laid out on the same page with the "Av 'n' Gar" strip shown just above.
Big Freakout on Detroit Ave.
Edgar Crump / comic story / 0.75 page
- Characters
- Edgar Crump; Mysterious Stranger; Old Man; Nazi Stormtrooper; Bus Driver; Evil Midget; Girl-Demon
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from Yarrowstalks (David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #3
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Natural / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mither Natchrul! I come to hear the word!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bunky; Mr. Natural
- Reprints
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #4 - Mr. Sixties! (September 1989)
- in The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
- from Yarrowstalks #3 (1967)
-
The Old Pooperoo Pauses to Ponder
The Old Pooperoo / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Old Pooperoo; Flakey Foont; Mr. Natural; Snoid; Goofy
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (v.3#2) (December 1-15, 1967)
-
Kitchen Kut-Outs!
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bob Dill; Hotshot Manny Mustard; Clever Mr. Ketchup; Ed Egg; Solly Salt Shaker; Dick Tater; Beatrice Bread Slice; Sneezy Pete Pepper Shaker; Sammy Saucer; Conrad C. Cup; Bad Guy Billy Beercan
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
Schuman the Human - a Poignant Psychological Drama
Mr. Natural / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Schuman the Human; Mr. Natural
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) #v3#10 (February 9-15, 1968)
-
I Wanna Go Home! / You're Gonna Get There Anyway!
comic story / 1.5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Old Pooperoo; Flakey Foont; Mr. Natural; Snoid; Goofy
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (December 1-16, 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
Continued from the "The Old Pooperoo Pauses to Ponder" story.
It's Cosmic
comic story / 4 pages
- Reprints
- from R. Crumb's Head Comix (The Viking Press, 1968 series) (1968) which is reprinted
- from Underground Review (1967)
-
Nuttin' but Nuttin'
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Bill Ding; Oscar Myer; Mr. Zip; Mr. Natural
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #1 ([February] 1969) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (January 19-25, 1968)
-
Here She Comes! It's Hippy!
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hippy
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #1 ([February] 1969) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (January 19-25, 1968)
-
Flakey Foont Encounters Fatback
Flakey Foont / comic story / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Flakey Foont; Fatback
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #1 ([February] 1969) which is reprinted
- from Yarrowstalks (David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #3
-
Let's Be Honest
Shuman the Human / comic story / 0.34 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shuman the Human
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #1 ([February] 1969) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (February 23-29, 1968)
-
Hey Mom! Let's Have Nigger Hearts for Lunch!
illustration / 0.33 page
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #1 ([February] 1969) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (March 1-7, 1968)
-
Mr. Natural Encounters Flakey Foont
Mr. Natural / comic story / 0.65 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #1 ([February] 1969) which is reprinted
- from Yarrowstalks (David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #3
-
Eggs Ackley This Kid's a Scream
Eggs Ackley / comic story / 0.35 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Eggs Ackley
- Reprints
- from Bijou Funnies (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #2 (1969) which is reprinted
- from Yarrowstalks (David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #3
-
Itzy and Bitzy in "Cause and Effect"
Itzy; Bitzy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Itzy; Bitzy
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968]) which is reprinted
- from Yarrowstalks (David Auten and Brian Zahn, 1967 series) #3
-
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
Freak-Out Funnies / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #1 (November 1967 [February 1968])
-
Ducks Yas Yas
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cop; Crazy Mother Fucker; Teenage Ric; Beautiful Blonde High School Chick
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968])
-
[no title indexed]
Freak Out Funnies / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm getting tired of running around this ol' city!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Snoid; Spacemen; Angelfood McSpade
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968])
-
Meatball
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Mrs. Yahootie; Mrs. Knish; Machinist; Beatnik; Bertrand Russell; Kim Novak; Meatball
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968])
-
Hamburger Hi-jinx
Cheesis K. Reist / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cheesis K. Reist; Mr. Grillman
- Synopsis
- Cheesis' life goes downhill after eating a hamburger.
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #2 ([July] 1968)
-
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can the mind know it?
- Reprints
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
- in The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) #v3#47 (October 25, 1968) (front cover illustration)
-
Freak-out Funnies Presents Those Cute Little Bearzy Wearzies
Bearzy Wearzies / comic story / 0.8 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Bearzy Wearzies; Boopsy
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968]) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (January 26-February 1, 1968)
-
Junior High & His Sidekick Judy Holiday
comic story / 0.2 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Junior High; Judy Holiday
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968]) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) #v3#7 (January 19-25, 1968)
-
Sky-Hi Comics
Bill Ding / comic story / 0.8 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bill Ding; Wild Man
- Reprints
- from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968]) which is reprinted
- from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (January 12-17, 1968)
-
Then On the Other Hand...
comic story / 0.2 page
- Characters
- Norton
- Reprints
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
-
in The R. Crumb Handbook (MQ Publications, 2005 series) (2005) - from The East Village Other (East Village Other, 1965 series) (January 12-17, 1968)
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Table of Contents
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0.
[Twenty Years Later]
Mr. Natural -
1.
R. Crumb's Head Comix
-
2.
Twenty Years Later...
-
3.
Eggs Ackley That Number One Son of a Gun!
Eggs Ackley -
4.
R. Crumb's Head Comix
-
5.
Definitely a Case of Derangement!
Robert Crumb -
6.
Head Comix
-
7.
Life Among the Constipated
-
8.
["Fritz is a sophisticated, up-to-the-minute young feline who lives in a modern "supercity"..."]
Fritz the Cat -
9.
Keep on Truckin'...
-
10.
["Better known as 'baldy' he goes forth with his mind to FIND GOD!"]
Schuman the Human -
11.
Abstract Expressionist Ultra Super Modernistic Comics
-
12.
The Man from Affiganistan
Mr. Natural -
13.
Mr. Natural Visits the City
Mr. Natural -
14.
Mr. Natural Meets God
Mr. Natural -
15.
Mr. Natural Gets the Bum's Rush
Mr. Natural -
16.
Gail Snail
-
17.
The Walkie Talkies
-
18.
Mr. Natural Repents
Mr. Natural -
19.
Stoned
-
20.
Fritz Comes on Strong
Fritz the Cat -
21.
Fred the Teen-Age Girl Pigeon
-
22.
Hey Boparee Bop
-
23.
Whiteman
Whiteman -
24.
Av 'n' Gar famous for their Snappy Bits and Krazy Kraks
Av; Gar -
25.
Western Man, Last of the Big-Time He Men!
-
26.
Big Freakout on Detroit Ave.
Edgar Crump -
27.
["Mither Natchrul! I come to hear the word!"]
Mr. Natural -
28.
The Old Pooperoo Pauses to Ponder
The Old Pooperoo -
29.
Kitchen Kut-Outs!
-
30.
Schuman the Human - a Poignant Psychological Drama
Mr. Natural -
31.
I Wanna Go Home! / You're Gonna Get There Anyway!
-
32.
It's Cosmic
-
33.
Nuttin' but Nuttin'
-
34.
Here She Comes! It's Hippy!
-
35.
Flakey Foont Encounters Fatback
Flakey Foont -
36.
Let's Be Honest
Shuman the Human -
37.
Hey Mom! Let's Have Nigger Hearts for Lunch!
-
38.
Mr. Natural Encounters Flakey Foont
Mr. Natural -
39.
Eggs Ackley This Kid's a Scream
Eggs Ackley -
40.
Itzy and Bitzy in "Cause and Effect"
Itzy; Bitzy -
41.
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
Freak-Out Funnies -
42.
Ducks Yas Yas
-
43.
["I'm getting tired of running around this ol' city!"]
Freak Out Funnies -
44.
Meatball
-
45.
Hamburger Hi-jinx
Cheesis K. Reist -
46.
["Can the mind know it?"]
-
47.
Freak-out Funnies Presents Those Cute Little Bearzy Wearzies
Bearzy Wearzies -
48.
Junior High & His Sidekick Judy Holiday
-
49.
Sky-Hi Comics
Bill Ding -
50.
Then On the Other Hand...
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51.
Just Look What They're Saying!
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