(October 1969)
Ballantine Books,
1969 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 2.95 USD
- Pages
- 68
- On-sale Date
- 1969-10-07
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Ballantine Books Inc.
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- Color Cover, Black and White Interior
- Dimensions
- 10" x 13" (25.4 cm x 33.02 cm)
- Paper Stock
- white interior; glossy thin card cover
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
Large format anthology of Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat; first print only;
Ballantine number: #345.01742.295
it contains three complete stories, later published as separate issues:
Fritz Bugs Out (Ballantine, 1972 series)
Fritz the No-Good (Ballantine, 1972 series)
Secret Agent for the C.I.A. (Ballantine, 1972 series)
On-sale date from 1969 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.Keywords Adult; alternative; anthropomorphic; underground comix
Ballantine number: #345.01742.295
it contains three complete stories, later published as separate issues:
Fritz Bugs Out (Ballantine, 1972 series)
Fritz the No-Good (Ballantine, 1972 series)
Secret Agent for the C.I.A. (Ballantine, 1972 series)
On-sale date from 1969 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat
- Reprints
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in I classici del fumetto di Repubblica - Serie oro (Gruppo Editoriale l'Espresso, 2004 series) #57 -
in ウー / Woo (Crane Comics, 1972 series) #1 - in Fritz il Gatto (Milano Libri Edizioni, 1972 series) (1972)
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in Fritz the Cat (Melzer, 1972 series) (1972) -
in Fritz the Cat (SPS, 1972 series) (1972), (1972) -
in Fritz the Cat (Heavy Duty Comics, 1972 series) #2 (1973) - in Fritz the Cat (Zweitausendeins, 1974 series) (1974)
- in The Complete Fritz the Cat (Bélier Press, 1978 series) (1978)
- in Fritz der Kater (Zweitausendeins, 1979 series) (April 1979)
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in Fritz the Cat (Medusa, 1984 series) (1984) - in Fritz the Cat (Heyne, 1984 series) ([Februar] 1984)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
- in Fritz il Gatto (Acme, 1993 series) (1993)
- in Subliminal Tattoos (Robert DuPree, 1994 series) #6 (Fall 1995)
- in The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book (Little, Brown, 1997 series) (1997)
- in Fritz il Gatto (Mare Nero, 2000 ? series) (2000)
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in Fritz the Cat (Conrad, 2002 series) (2002) -
in Kot Fritz (Kultura Gniewu, 2007 ? series) (2007 ?) -
in Fritz the Cat (Cornélius, 2013 series) (mai 2013) -
in Las 7 Vidas del Gato Fritz (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2013 series) (Noviembre 2013) - in Las 7 Vidas del Gato Fritz (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2016 series) (Octubre 2016)
- in Fritz the Cat (Reprodukt, 2017 series) (Juli 2017)
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[Blank Pages]
blank page(s) / 6 pages
Indexer Notes
The inside front cover, inside back cover, and four interior pages are blank.
R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat
- Reprints
- in Fritz the Cat (Melzer, 1972 series) (1972) which is reprinted
- in Fritz the Cat (Zweitausendeins, 1974 series) (1974)
- in Fritz the Cat (Heyne, 1984 series) ([Februar] 1984) [schwarzweiss]
- in R. Crumb (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1992 series) #5 - Fritz the Cat (März 1994)
- in Fritz the Cat (SPS, 1972 series) (1972)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
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Indexer Notes
Title page with illustration. "Ballantine" is hand-lettered, because a corner of zip-a-tone in the "t" is folded over.
[Table of Contents]
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat
- Reprints
- in Fritz the Cat (Melzer, 1972 series) (1972) which is reprinted
- in Fritz the Cat (Zweitausendeins, 1974 series) (1974)
- in Fritz the Cat (Heyne, 1984 series) ([Februar] 1984) [schwarzweiss]
- in Fritz the Cat (SPS, 1972 series) (1972)
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Indexer Notes
Illustrated title sequences for the three stories. Same illustrations as the back cover, except in black and white.
Fritz Bugs Out
Fritz the Cat / comic story / 23 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat
- Reprints
- from Cavalier Magazine (Dugent Publishing, 1966 series) #v18#4 (February 1968), #v18#5 (March 1968), #v18#6 (April 1968), #v18#7 (May 1968), #v18#8 (June 1968), #v18#9 (July 1968), #v18#9 (July 1968), #v18#10 (August 1968), #v18#11 (September 1968), #v18#12 (October 1968)
- in Fritz Bugs Out (Ballantine Books, 1972 series) (1972)
- in Fritz il Gatto (Milano Libri Edizioni, 1972 series) (1972)
- in Fritz the Cat (Melzer, 1972 series) (1972) which is reprinted
- in Fritz the Cat (Zweitausendeins, 1974 series) (1974) which is reprinted
- in Fritz der Kater (Zweitausendeins, 1979 series) (April 1979)
- in Fritz the Cat (Heyne, 1984 series) ([Februar] 1984) [schwarzweiss]
- in R. Crumb (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1992 series) #5 - Fritz the Cat (März 1994)
- in Fritz the Cat (SPS, 1972 series) (1972)
- in The Complete Fritz the Cat (Bélier Press, 1978 series) (1978), (1978)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #3 - Starring Fritz the Cat (November 1988)
- in The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (May 1993)
- in Obras Completas Crumb (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1985 ? series) #5 - El gato Fritz (1996)
- in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #19 - Fritz the Cat (2006) [a.k.a. "Fritz Bugs Out"]
- in The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (January 2012)
- in Fritz the Cat (Cornélius, 2013 series) (mai 2013)
- in Las 7 Vidas del Gato Fritz (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2016 series) (Octubre 2016)
- in Fritz the Cat (Reprodukt, 2017 series) (Juli 2017)
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Indexer Notes
Created October 1964 - February 1965 before it's appearance in Cavalier.
Special Agent for the C.I.A.
Fritz the Cat / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat; Miss Oglemouse; Chief; Captain Stin Ki Chin Ki; Su-su; Tung Nchiki
- Reprints
- in Fritz il Gatto (Milano Libri Edizioni, 1972 series) (1972)
- in Fritz the Cat (Melzer, 1972 series) (1972) which is reprinted
- in Fritz the Cat (Zweitausendeins, 1974 series) (1974) which is reprinted
- in Fritz der Kater (Zweitausendeins, 1979 series) (April 1979)
- in Fritz the Cat (Heyne, 1984 series) ([Februar] 1984) [schwarzweiss]
- in R. Crumb (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1992 series) #5 - Fritz the Cat (März 1994)
- in Fritz the Cat (SPS, 1972 series) (1972)
- in Secret Agent for the C.I.A. (Ballantine Books, 1972 series) (1972)
- in The Complete Fritz the Cat (Bélier Press, 1978 series) (1978), (1978)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #3 - Starring Fritz the Cat (November 1988), #3 - Starring Fritz the Cat (November 1988)
- in The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (May 1993)
- in Obras Completas Crumb (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1985 ? series) #5 - El gato Fritz (1996)
- in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #19 - Fritz the Cat (2006)
- in The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (January 2012)
- in Las 7 Vidas del Gato Fritz (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2016 series) (Octubre 2016)
- in Fritz the Cat (Reprodukt, 2017 series) (Juli 2017)
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Indexer Notes
Titled "Secret Agent of the C.I.A" on the contents page and back cover. Previously unpublished. Created March-May 1965.
Fritz the No-Good
Fritz the Cat / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat; Fritz's wife; Heinz; Winston; Fuzzy the Bun; Spick; Ira; Harriet
- Synopsis
- Fritz roams the streets after being thrown out by his wife. He hooks up with an old girlfriend, then later becomes involved with a small group of Marxist revolutionaries. An abortive attempt to blow up a bridge ends up with Fritz and his friend in jail.
- Reprints
- from Cavalier Magazine (Dugent Publishing, 1966 series) #v18#11 (September 1968), #v18#12 (October 1968)
- in Fritz il Gatto (Milano Libri Edizioni, 1972 series) (1972)
- in Fritz the Cat (Melzer, 1972 series) (1972) which is reprinted
- in Fritz the Cat (Zweitausendeins, 1974 series) (1974) which is reprinted
- in Fritz der Kater (Zweitausendeins, 1979 series) (April 1979)
- in Fritz the Cat (Heyne, 1984 series) ([Februar] 1984) [schwarzweiss]
- in R. Crumb (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1992 series) #5 - Fritz the Cat (März 1994)
- in Fritz the Cat (SPS, 1972 series) (1972)
- in Fritz the No-Good (Ballantine Books, 1972 series) (June 1972) [reformatted]
- in The Complete Fritz the Cat (Bélier Press, 1978 series) (1978)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #5 - Happy Hippy Comix (July 1990)
- in The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (May 1993)
- in Obras Completas Crumb (Ediciones La Cúpula, 1985 ? series) #5 - El gato Fritz (1996)
- in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #19 - Fritz the Cat (2006) [a.k.a. "Fritz the No-Good"]
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in Класици андерграунд стрипа (LOM [L-O-M], 2009 series) #1 (2009) - in The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (January 2012)
- in Las 7 Vidas del Gato Fritz (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2016 series) (Octubre 2016)
- in Fritz the Cat (Reprodukt, 2017 series) (Juli 2017)
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Fritz Bugs Out / Secret Agent of the C.I.A. / Fritz the No-Good
Fritz the Cat / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fritz the Cat
- Reprints
- in Fritz Bugs Out (Ballantine Books, 1972 series) (1972) [partial]
- in Secret Agent for the C.I.A. (Ballantine Books, 1972 series) (1972) [partial]
- in Fritz the No-Good (Ballantine Books, 1972 series) (June 1972) [partial]
- in Las 7 Vidas del Gato Fritz (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2016 series) (Octubre 2016), (Octubre 2016), (Octubre 2016)
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Indexer Notes
Back cover. Illustrated title panels for the interior stories. Also used in black and white in the interior as a table of contents page. These illustrations would be used as covers for the later three individual printings of the stories.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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[Blank Pages]
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Fritz the Cat
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[Credits]
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[Table of Contents]
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Fritz Bugs Out
Fritz the Cat -
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Special Agent for the C.I.A.
Fritz the Cat -
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Fritz the No-Good
Fritz the Cat -
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Fritz Bugs Out / Secret Agent of the C.I.A. / Fritz the No-Good
Fritz the Cat
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