R Crumb Sketchbook 1966-1967, 1st 1981 - Counterculture Cartoonist Comix

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Zweitausendeins (Frankfurt), 1981. First Edition. Hardcover with slipcase. 310 pages. Three-quarter faux leather bound with maroon and black cloth boards … Read more Zweitausendeins (Frankfurt), 1981. First Edition. Hardcover with slipcase. 310 pages. Three-quarter faux leather bound with maroon and black cloth boards with slipcase. Includes supplemental booklet which provides with German translations of Crumb's comics from 1966-1967.

The book reproduces the most notable illustrations of R. Crumbs work from 1966 - 1967.
R. Crumb is a prolific artist and contributed to many of the seminal works of the underground comix movement in the 1960s, including being a founder of the first successful underground comix publication, Zap Comix, contributing to all 16 issues. He was additionally contributing to the East Village Other and many other publications, including a variety of one-off and anthology comics. During this time, inspired by psychedelics and cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s, he introduced a wide variety of characters that became extremely popular, including countercultural icons Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural, and the images from his Keep On Truckin' strip. See less