Sausalito, CA: Point, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. "That would | be counter- | productive | behavior..." ("Aline", pg. 51). This number (dated Spring 1981) of the quarterly journal published by the countercultural-ecological Whole Earth Catalog consortium features comics from R. Crumb (b. 1943, aka Robert Crumb), American artist, Fritz the Cat creator & founder of Zap Comix ("From R. Crumb's Sketchbook", pgs. 50-53; see also: item No.s 2164, 2205..... More

Ocean Shores, WA: Starhead Comics, 1992. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. This first number of the neo-underground comix compendium presided over & mostly drawn by Seattle artiste Pat Moriarity features "My German Buddy" written by Charles Bukowski (1920-1994), the great American cult-favorite poet-denizen of the dive bar & the racetrack, drawn (in all Buk's squalid alcohol-soaked glory) by Moriarity. The "German Buddy" of the title is the composer Richard Wagner, whose..... More

Chicago, IL: The Bijou Publishing Empire, Inc./The Print Mint, 1970. Second printing. Stapled Wrappers. The second number of this golden-age exemplar of underground comix features two pages of classic work by Robert Crumb (with Itzy & Bitzy, Mr. Natural, Flakey Foont, Eggs Ackles et al.), Kim Deitch, Rory Hayes, Jay Kinney, Jay Lynch, Jim Osborne, Gilbert Shelton (an early appearance of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers prior to their separate..... More

Milwaukee, WI: Kitchen Sink Enterprises, 1971. Third Printing. Stapled Wrappers. A now-classic underground comix production entirely written & illustrated by Robert Crumb. Off-the-meter provocative, demented satire from the golden age of the counterculture. Featuring "Maryjane"; "Angelfood McDevilsfood"; the lengthy "Whiteman meets Big Foot" which takes up most of the issue & "The Desperate Character Writes Again!" on back cover. Simultaneously send-ups & confessionals of Crumb's innermost id, exemplars of his..... More

San Francisco, CA: The Golden Gate Publishing Company, 1972. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. The one & only issue of this quintessential production by Robert Crumb, subtitled "A Comic for the Broad Masses!" on front cover. Featuring "Fritz the Cat-"Superstar"" in which his famous feline creation is dispatched by a bird-woman with an ice pick. Legend has it that Crumb wanted to end any further treatments of Fritz after being disappointed..... More

London, England: Tangerine Press, 2011. Limited Edition- Author/Artist Proof. Hardcover. Inscribed & signed to Charles Plymell by Michael Curran. "I've held on to the wheel alongside the road of progress like/ The grass, the weeds always half beaten down & sorrowful/ Dandelion pride under the feet of those who walk unawares." ("They Too May Embrace the Rattlesnake" by Charles Plymell, last stanza, pg. 11) This third number of the literary..... More

San Francisco, CA: Apex Novelties/The Print Mint, 1972. Second Printing (?). Stapled Wrappers. The third & final number in the notorious series of small-format (5"x7") underground comix booklets which lives up to its motto "The New All-Time Low in Smut!" even to this day. With explicitly depicted berserk sex satires & fantasies by such golden age masters as Robert Crumb (front & back cover illustrations, "Don't Touch Me" comic episode..... More

San Francisco, CA: Apex Novelties/The Print Mint, 1969. Second Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This fourth number of the iconic series of underground comix features the work of Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, S. Clay Wilson & introduces Spain Rodriguez & Robert Williams. A notoriously over-the-top issue even to Zap standards, it stirred legal troubles when originally published. Crumb's "Joe Blow" for example is a satirical treatment of incest. This appears..... More

San Francisco, CA: Apex Novelties/The Print Mint, 1969. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This third number of the iconic series of underground comix features the work of Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, S. Clay Wilson & introduces Gilbert Shelton (the nine-page epic "Wonder Wart-Hog"). The impact of the early Zap Comix cannot be overstated, & continues to resonate in our art & culture. Presented as a "Special 69 Issue" featuring..... More

San Francisco, CA: Apex Novelties/The Print Mint, 1973. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This sixth number of the iconic series of underground comix features the work of Robert Crumb (two Mr. Natural episodes & more), Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton (front cover illustration), Robert Williams & S. Clay Wilson. "Over Two Years in the Making!" as declared at top left corner of front cover, another among the now-classic..... More