([June] 1973)
Apex Novelties,
1973 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 28
- On-sale Date
- 1973
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Apex Novelties
- Brand
-
Apex Novelties
- Editing
- Robert Crumb
- Color
- Color cover; Black and White interior
- Dimensions
- Standard Modern Age U. S.
- Paper Stock
- Newsprint
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
Copyright held by Robert Crumb.
Underground Comix are known for using different prices, covers (art or color variations) and interior content to distinguish between printings.
1st print June 1973 has 0.50 USD cover price and no(?) '(c) 1973 by R. Crumb' at bottom of inside front cover.
2nd print has 0.50 USD cover price and has '(c) by R. Crumb' at bottom of inside front cover.
3rd print has 0.75 USD cover price and has '(c) by R. Crumb' at bottom of inside front cover.
This issue has variants:
Underground Comix are known for using different prices, covers (art or color variations) and interior content to distinguish between printings.
1st print June 1973 has 0.50 USD cover price and no(?) '(c) 1973 by R. Crumb' at bottom of inside front cover.
2nd print has 0.50 USD cover price and has '(c) by R. Crumb' at bottom of inside front cover.
3rd print has 0.75 USD cover price and has '(c) by R. Crumb' at bottom of inside front cover.
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in 
![Cover Thumbnail for Black and White Comics (1973 series) [2nd printing]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/58/w100/58026.jpg?-4539410473146635166)
Squirrely the Squirrel
Squirrely the Squirrel / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Squirrely the Squirrel; Farnsworth the Fox; Woman; Policeman
- Synopsis
- Squirrely destroys Farnsworth's garden and throws pesticide into his face in this brutal send-up.
- Reprints
-
in Die 17 Gesichter des Robert Crumb (Zweitausendeins, 1975 series) (1975) which is reprinted - in R. Crumb's Carload o' Comics (Bélier Press, 1976 series) (1976)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #9 - R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood (October 1992)
- in R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics (Bélier Press.; Kitchen Sink Press, 1996 series) (1996)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Indexer Notes
Sequence begins on inside front cover.
Namby Pamby and Her Friends
Namby Pamby / comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- Namby Pamby; "Stoopid Jerk"; Billy Love
- Reprints
- in Wald & Wiesen Comix (Volksverlag, 1972 series) #4 (Frühjahr 1974)
- in Die 17 Gesichter des Robert Crumb (Zweitausendeins, 1975 series) (1975) which is reprinted
- in R. Crumb (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1992 series) #1 - Klasse Beine (April 1992)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #9 - R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood (October 1992)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Patricia Goes Shopping
Patricia Pig / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Patricia Pig; Suzy
- Synopsis
- Patricia and Suzy go to a new mall.
- Reprints
- in Wald & Wiesen Comix (Volksverlag, 1972 series) #4 (Frühjahr 1974)
- in Die 17 Gesichter des Robert Crumb (Zweitausendeins, 1975 series) (1975) which is reprinted
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #9 - R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood (October 1992)
-
in R. Crumb's America (Knockabout, 1994 series) (1994 ?) - in R. Crumb's America (Last Gasp, 1995 series) (October 1995)
-
Bill the Pill
Bill the Pill / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Bill the Pill
- Reprints
- in U-Comix Sonderband (Volksverlag, 1973 series) #1 - Robert Crumb (1973)
- in Wald & Wiesen Comix (Volksverlag, 1972 series) #4 (Frühjahr 1974)
- in Die 17 Gesichter des Robert Crumb (Zweitausendeins, 1975 series) (1975) which is reprinted
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #9 - R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood (October 1992)
-
Big Fine Legs
Mr. Snoid / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Snoid
- Synopsis
- Mr. Snoid is so enthralled by a woman's legs that he follows her across town.
- Reprints
- in U-Comix Sonderband (Volksverlag, 1973 series) #1 - Robert Crumb (1973)
- in Die 17 Gesichter des Robert Crumb (Zweitausendeins, 1975 series) (1975) which is reprinted
- in R. Crumb (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1992 series) #1 - Klasse Beine (April 1992)
- in R. Crumb's Carload o' Comics (Bélier Press, 1976 series) (1976)
- in R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics (Cheri Magazine, Inc., 1976 series) (1976)
-
in Epix (Epix, 1984 series) #8/1985 (augusti 1985) - in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #9 - R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood (October 1992)
-
in Crumb (Oog & Blik, 1992 series) (april 1992) - in R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics (Bélier Press.; Kitchen Sink Press, 1996 series) (1996)
- in UG!3K & Expozo (Fogelcomix, 1999 series) (December 1999)
- in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #19 - Fritz the Cat (2006)
-
- Keywords
- adult
R. Crumb versus The Sisterhood
Robert Crumb / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. "The Victim" Crumb)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. "The Victim" Crumb)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. "The Victim" Crumb)
- Letters
- Robert Crumb (signed as R. "The Victim" Crumb)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Robert Crumb; Judy; Big Kate
- Synopsis
- After Crumb pulls a prank on Judy, Big Kate from the women's group comes out to settle the score. As Crumb puts it at the end, "another infantile fantasy from a sick, immature mind...."
- Reprints
- in Wald & Wiesen Comix (Volksverlag, 1972 series) #4 (Frühjahr 1974)
- in R. Crumb's Carload o' Comics (Bélier Press, 1976 series) (1976)
- in R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics (Cheri Magazine, Inc., 1976 series) (1976)
- in The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) #9 - R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood (October 1992)
- in R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics (Bélier Press.; Kitchen Sink Press, 1996 series) (1996)
-
- Keywords
- adult
Indexer Notes
Sequence ends on inside of back cover.
Those Goddamn Blues
Will Shade & Ishman Bracey / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Pencils
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Crumb (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Robert Crumb
- Characters
- Will Shade; Ishman Bracey; Jennie
- Reprints
- Keywords
- adult
Indexer Notes
Sequence on back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
["Attention all personnel!!"]
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1.
Squirrely the Squirrel
Squirrely the Squirrel -
2.
Namby Pamby and Her Friends
Namby Pamby -
3.
Patricia Goes Shopping
Patricia Pig -
4.
Bill the Pill
Bill the Pill -
5.
Big Fine Legs
Mr. Snoid -
6.
R. Crumb versus The Sisterhood
Robert Crumb -
7.
Those Goddamn Blues
Will Shade & Ishman Bracey
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mark Rainey
- Steven Samuels
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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