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Issue Details

Issue #15
Published August 2001
Cover Price 18.95 USD; 28.45 CAD
Pages 136
Editing Eric Reynolds
Notes First printing: August 2001 ISBN (softcover): 1-56097-413-3 ISBN (hardcover): 1-56097-414-1

Cover Details

Characters Mode O'Day; Doggo; Charley Patton
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis This is the front cover flap. It includes an excerpt from the introduction. A drawing of a stick of dynamite from "The Monkey Wrench Gang" is included.
Script Peter Bagge
Letters Typeset

2 page filler

Synopsis Blank pages.

1 page credits "The Complete Crumb"

Synopsis Title page
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb

1 page filler

Synopsis Blank page

1 page credits "The Complete Crumb volume 15- featuring Mode O'Day and Her Pals"

Synopsis Book title plus publisher logo
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb

1 page credits

Synopsis Indicia plus production and reprint credits
Letters Typeset

1 page credits "Contents"

Synopsis Table of contents
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Notes An unpublished Crumb self portrait from 1983 is included.

1 page filler

Synopsis Blank page.

4 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction"

Script Peter Bagge; Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Typeset
Notes The Bagge introduction is signed and dated December 12, 2000.

1 page Weirdo story "....I don't expect it to be readily apparent to you, but I just want you to be aware..."

Synopsis A plea to the reader to buy Weirdo.
Genre Humor
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes From the inside front cover.
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #9

5 page Arline 'n' Bob story "Arline 'n' Bob and That Thing In the Bedroom"

Characters Arline; Bob; Nick; Liz; Sophie
Synopsis The couple spend a day in the city and struggle with the responsibilities of parenthood.
Genre Autobiography; Adult
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Aline Kominsky-Crumb [as His Wife]
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Aline Kominsky-Crumb [as His Wife]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Aline Kominsky-Crumb [as His Wife]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); Aline Kominsky-Crumb [as His Wife]
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #9

3 page Mode O'Day and Her Pals story "She's just a small town girl but what she'd really like to be is a fashion model in New York!"

Characters Mode O'Day; Doggo; Geoffrey; Sam Greenberg
Synopsis Doggo and Mode successfully pass off a piece of salvage junk as art.
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #9

8 page Mode O'Day and Her Pals story Hey, Mode... it says here they want people to come down to Nicaragua and help out"

Characters Mode O'Day; Doggo; G.G. Goosey; Dotty
Synopsis Doggo wants to go to Nicaragua to help with the coffee harvest but Mode has other plans.
Genre Satire
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #10

7 page Weirdo story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

Characters Goldilocks; Daddy Bear; Mommy Bear; Baby Bear
Synopsis Goldilocks crashes her way into The Three Bears's home.
Genre Adult; Humor; Satire
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #11

1 page Weirdo story "Love's Like That!"

Synopsis Three separate sex-related cartoons.
Genre Adult; Humor
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #11

8 page Mode O'Day and Her Pals story "Oh look! He's got a copy of the social register... I should get myself one of those!"

Characters Mode O'Day; Mara; Doggo; Dorfman E. Dolphin [as Porpy]; Paul; Manuel Beastly; Cassandra
Synopsis Porpy meets Mode at a party and winds up giving her a ride to her apartment.
Genre Humor; Satire
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #12

10 page A Klassic Komic story "Psychopathia Sexualis"

Characters Dr. R. Von Krafft-Ebing; Mr. X; F.J.; P.; J.H.; B.; X; L.; Mr. Von H.; Miss X.; M.; A.
Synopsis Several cases of sexual pathology are illustrated using excerpts from Dr. R. Von Krafft-Ebing's "Psychopathia Sexualis."
Genre Adult; Biography
Script Dr. R. Von Krafft-Ebing; Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #13

5 page Weirdo story "Where Has It Gone, All the Beautiful Music of Our Grandparents?"

Characters Robert Crumb [as R.]; Limahl
Synopsis A Crumb diatribe on the state of modern music.
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #14

1 page Weirdo story Life Certainly Is "Existential"!

Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #14

4 page Weirdo story "Comics From Other Planets Dept."

Synopsis A story featuring aliens on another planet with the dialogue written completely in a mock alien language.
Genre Humor; Adult
Script Robert Crumb
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #15

2 page Weirdo story "Gags"

Synopsis A set of unrelated single panel comics.
Genre Humor; Adult
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #15

1 page Weirdo illustration "Gurgle's Distilled Gin"

Synopsis A mock gin advertisement.
Genre Satire
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #15

1 page Weirdo cover reprint (on interior page)

Genre Adult
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #9

1 page Weirdo cover reprint (on interior page)

Genre Adult; Humor
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #10

1 page Weirdo cover reprint (on interior page)

Genre Adult
Script Robert Crumb
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #11

1 page Weirdo cover reprint (on interior page)

Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #12

1 page Weirdo cover reprint (on interior page)

Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #13

1 page Weirdo cover reprint (on interior page)

Genre Adult
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #14

1 page Weirdo cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Darlene
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #15

1 page Weirdo illustration "Parting Shots"

Characters Ayn Rand
Synopsis Illustration shows a man throwing an egg at a poster of Rand.
Genre Political/ Propaganda
Script Ayn Rand; Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #15

Half page cover reprint (on interior page) The Klezmorim - "Streets of Gold"

Characters The Klezmorim
Synopsis 1978 album cover from Arhoolie Records. Catalog number 3011
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Colors Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Half page illustration "Charley's Choice sticker"

Synopsis This round sticker shows a man with mustache and glasses holding up a blank area which is for use as a label.
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb

Half page illustration "Alain Weill portrait"

Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes The drawing shows Alain Weill in front of an orchestra pit. He's holding an old style microphone stand. From 1978. This first edition of this volume mispells Weill's name in the table of contents.

1 page illustration "The Otis Brothers"

Characters The Otis Brothers
Synopsis Album cover from Flying Crow Records, catalog number FC103. From 1981.
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Colors Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

1 page illustration "Louie Bluie movie poster"

Characters Howard Armstrong [Louie Bluie]
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Colors Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes From 1985.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Bring Me Your Love book cover"

Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes From the Charles Bukowski book
Reprinted from Bring Me Your Love [Black Sparrow Press, 1983 series) #[nn]

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "There's No Business book cover"

Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes From the Charles Bukowski book.
Reprinted from There's No Business (Black Sparrow Press, 1984 series) #[nn]

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Texas Crude book cover"

Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Notes From the Ken Weaver book.
Reprinted from Texas Crude (Plume, 1984 series) #[nn]

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "The Monkey Wrench Gang book cover"

Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Notes From the tenth anniversary edition of the Edward Abbey book.
Reprinted from Monkey Wrench Gang, The (Dream Garden Press, 1985 series) #[nn] (1985)

Half page illustration "Kitchen Sink Press pinback buttons"

Characters Little Billy Hunker-Snucker; Real Gone Goose; Fuzzy the Bunny; Pasternak Q. Punk; "Housetop" Howard; "Piggy" Hog
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes A set of 2.25 inch pinback buttons from 1983. All are individually numbered: Real Gone Goose(#113, circled #9 of set of 11); "Housetop" Howard (#114, circled #2); Fuzzy the Bunny (#115, circled #11); Pasternak Q. Punk (#116, circled #3); "Piggy" Hog (#117, circled #7); Little Billy Hunker-Snucker (#118, circled #1)

Half page illustration "I don't want to go to bed!"

Characters Sophie Crumb
Script Robert Crumb
Pencils Robert Crumb (painting)
Inks Robert Crumb (painting)
Colors Robert Crumb (painting)
Letters Robert Crumb
Notes An unpublished pastel caricature from 1984.

Half page illustration "Wild Family Orchestra record label"

Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Notes Record label from Yolo Records catalog number 001 from 1979.

Half page illustration "Sophie almost 2 years old"

Characters Sophie Crumb
Script Robert Crumb
Pencils Robert Crumb (painting)
Inks Robert Crumb (painting)
Colors Robert Crumb (painting)
Letters Robert Crumb (painting)
Notes An unpublished pastel caricature from 1984.

Half page Weirdo illustration "Weirdo #9 letters page masthead"

Script Robert Crumb
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #9

Half page Weirdo illustration "letters to the Editor" spot illustration

Synopsis Illustration shows two persons holding up a "letters to the Editor" sign.
Script Robert Crumb
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #9

Half page illustration "Merry Christmas"

Characters Santa Claus
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes A Crumb family holiday card from 1983. The drawing shows Santa Claus on a ladder pulling fruit from a tree.

Half page illustration "Carol Engberg illustration"

Characters Carol Engberg
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes An unpublished drawing from 1983 shows Carol Engberg in a pop art bathing suit holding an umbrella. Signed by Crumb "To Rye"

Half page Rules of Thumb illustration "Tom: Have admired your artwork over the years man you do some tight stuff!

Characters Robert Crumb
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes A postcard from the Tom Parker book.
Reprinted from Rules of Thumb (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983 series) #[nn]

Half page illustration "Self-portrait of R. Crumb"

Characters Robert Crumb [R. Crumb]
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Notes An unpublished portrait from 1983. The same drawing was used in this volume's Contents page.

Half page illustration "Please help R. Crumb to get rich & powerful by ordering lots 'n' lots of..."

Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Notes A Last Gasp advertisement for Crumb sketchbooks, note cards and comic books.
Reprinted from Weirdo (Last Gasp, 1981 series) #9

3 page American Splendor story "Hypothetical Quandary"

Characters Harvey Pekar
Synopsis Harvey weighs what the pros and cons would be if he made enough money from writing to support himself.
Genre Autobiography
Script Harvey Pekar
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Reprinted from American Splendor (Harvey Pekar, 1976 series) #9

1 page illustration "Charles Bukowkski portrait from Black Sparrow Press"

Characters Charles Bukowski
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Notes Illustration from 1982

4 page Bring Me Your Love illustration "Bring Me Your Love illustrations"

Synopsis Four illustrations from the book with Bukowski captions included.
Genre Adult
Script Charles Bukowski
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb]
Notes The 1991 edition of Bring Me Your Love was used for this reprint.
Reprinted from Bring Me Your Love (Black Sparrow Press, 1983 series) #[nn]

5 page illustration "There's No Business"

Synopsis Six illustrations from the book with Bukowski captions included.
Script Charles Bukowski
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes The 1994 edition of "There's No Business" was used for this reprint.
Reprinted from There's No Business (Black Sparrow Press, 1984 series) #[nn]

4 page illustration "Texas Crude illustrations"

Synopsis Twenty illustrations from the book including Ken Weaver captions.
Genre Adult
Script Ken Weaver
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Texas Crude (Plume, 1984 series) #[nn]

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Inc."

Synopsis The drawing shows two older men looking through a large bookshelf.
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Pepper & Stern Rare Books Catalog (Pepper & Stern, ? series) #29 (1984)

1 page illustration "Pssst! Hey! C'mere! I got somethin' I wanna show ya!!"

Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes Poster advertisement for The Magazine, a San Francisco used bookstore. Circa 1984. The character speaking is the same one from the inside front cover of Weirdo #9.

1 page CoEvolution Quarterly illustration "Meeting with Remarkable Cat Ladies"

Characters Gerty; Thelma; Mamie
Synopsis Title logo plus three illustrations from this story.
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Reprinted from CoEvolution Quarterly (Stewart Brand, 1974 series) #42 (Summer 1984)

7 page illustration "The Monkey Wrench Gang illustrations"

Characters Bonnie
Script Edward Abbey
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes Thirty nine small illustrations are shown. Seven of them have Edward Abbey captions.
Reprinted from Monkey Wrench Gang, The (Dream Garden Press, 1985 series) #[nn] (1985) (Tenth anniversary edition)

1 page Zap Comix story "The Constipated Chaos Consortium"

Characters Maurice; Betty; Checkered Demon
Synopsis Another packed-to-the-gills jam from the Zap Comix guys.
Genre Adult
Script Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed); Bosirus Eerie; Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); S. Clay Wilson; Robert Williams [as Robt. Williams] (signed)
Pencils Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed); Bosirus Eerie; Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); S. Clay Wilson; Robert Williams [as Robt. Williams] (signed)
Inks Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed); Bosirus Eerie; Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); S. Clay Wilson; Robert Williams [as Robt. Williams] (signed)
Letters Spain Rodriguez [as Spain] (signed); Bosirus Eerie; Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed); S. Clay Wilson; Robert Williams [as Robt. Williams] (signed)
Reprinted from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #11 (1985)

2 page Zap Comix story "Jesus People, U.S.A. interviews R. Crumb, Underground Pornographer and All-Around Lost Soul"

Characters Chris; Robert Crumb
Synopsis Subtitled "A Hypothetical Situation," this story is about a magazine interviewer from Jesus People, U.S.A. Among other things, he asks Crumb about his opinions on religion and tells him that he'll go to straight to hell if he doesn't convert.
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #11 (1985)

12 page Zap Comix story "Patton"

Characters Charley Patton; Henry Sloan; W.C. Handy; Eddie "Son" House [Son House]; Howlin' Wolf; Tommy Johnson; Bukka White; Washboard Sam; Mrs. Keith Dockery; Lizzie; Tom Rushen; Willie Brown; Louise Johnson; Robert Johnson; Bertha Lee; W.R. Calaway
Synopsis This bio of Charley Patton covers some of the major events in his life from his introduction to the blues in the early 1900s to his death in 1934.
Genre Bio; Adult
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #11 (1985)

Half page illustration "Tom Arons & Karen Olson wedding party"

Characters Tom Arons; Karen Olson
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes A wedding party invitation from 1983. The couple are shown in the center of the illustration with chains around their neck.

Half page illustration "Musical Barbecue at the Crumb Ranch"

Characters Erna Rae Burger; Patty Graves
Pencils Robert Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb
Notes An invitation from 1982

Half page illustration "Annual Burritos, Beer and Cheer"

Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes A Last Gasp holiday party invitation from 1984.

Half page illustration "Look what we harvested!! It's a Boy!"

Characters Graham Craig McNamara; Julie McNamara; Craig McNamara
Synopsis A 1984 birth announcement for Graham Craig McNamara. The baby is shown falling from a tree while the parents on either side catch him.
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)

Half page illustration "You are invited to a Baby Shower for Julie McNamara"

Characters Graham Craig McNamara; Julie McNamara; Craig McNamara
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes A baby shower invite from 1984. The drawing is a slightly different version from the one just above.

Half page illustration "I'm having a blast this Christmas!!"

Characters Robert Crumb; Sophie Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Script Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Pencils Robert Crumb; Sophie Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Inks Robert Crumb; Sophie Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Letters Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Notes A Crumb family holiday card from 1984. All three family members are standing in front of a blackboard that has "Have a Happy Holiday" written on it.

Half page illustration

Synopsis The illustration shows a kid playing a "Piranha" arcade game.
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Whole Earth Catalog, The (Stewart Brand, 1968 series) #? (1984)

Half page illustration "Good to have you with us, B-102-4336!"

Characters B-102-4336; J.B.
Synopsis A small drawing that shows a robot shaking the hand of its boss while punching out a worker.
Script Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Reprinted from Whole Earth Catalog, The (Stewart Brand, 1968 series) #? (1984)

Half page story "Loose in the Streets poster"

Characters Uncle Benny; Ronald Reagan
Script Dan O'Neill [as O'Neill] (signed); Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); Bob Crabb [as Crabman] (signed); Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Pencils Dan O'Neill [as O'Neill] (signed); Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); Bob Crabb [as Crabman] (signed); Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Inks Dan O'Neill [as O'Neill] (signed); Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); Bob Crabb [as Crabman] (signed); Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Letters Dan O'Neill [as O'Neill] (signed); Victor Moscoso [as Moscoso] (signed); Bob Crabb [as Crabman] (signed); Robert Crumb [as R. Crumb] (signed)
Notes A 1984 jam poster made for the San Francisco Chronicle.

2 page filler

Synopsis Blank pages

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis Back cover flap lists all the other Fantagraphic Crumb books available at the time.
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1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Characters Robert Crumb
Synopsis Back cover includes a 1987 painting of Crumb by Alice Kominsky-Crumb. Also included is a small excerpt from Peter Bagge's intro.
Script Peter Bagge
Pencils Aline Kominsky-Crumb (painting)
Inks Aline Kominsky-Crumb (painting)
Colors Aline Kominsky-Crumb (painting)
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