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Issue: Introducing Kafka #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1993
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagTotem Books
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On Sale Date: 05/01/1994
Volume:
Pages: 180
ISBN: 1874166099
UPC/EAN: 9781874166092
Price: $10.95 USD
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Content Items: 26 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Appignanesi (originating editor)
Disclose Notes: The book is an extended illustrated essay about 20th-century Czech author Franz Kafka. The essay text is by David Zane Mairowitz. The text sections feature single-image illustrations, panel cartoons, and short strips related to the essay narrative. The artwork is all by Robert Crumb. The essay also incorporates comics adaptations by Crumb of Kafka's fiction.

The book's copyright page states the publication year was 1993. The 1994 on-sale date is from the U. S. copyright registration. The reason for the discrepancy is unknown.

The copyright registration was not filed by Totem Books. It was instead filed by Kitchen Sink Press (in 1996) on behalf of David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb. Kitchen Sink does not appear to have been involved in the publication of the book in any way. Their only connection seems to be their long-time business relationship with Crumb. (Kitchen Sink published multiple Crumb titles during its lifetime, and company founder Denis Kitchen is Crumb's media agent.) It is unknown whether Kitchen Sink had access to Totem's records when the registration was filed.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black and White
Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.25"
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publishing Format: Graphic Novel
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FlagKafka #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1996
FlagR. Crumb's Kafka #[nn] published November 2004
FlagKafka #[nn] published January 2007
FlagKafka #[nn] published January 2013
FlagKafka: en introduktion #[nn] published ?
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Introducing Kafka / David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb (painted)
Inker(s): Robert Crumb (painted)
Colorist(s): Robert Crumb (painted)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A house ad featuring 16 other books in Totem's "Introducing" line of illustrated guides to major cultural figures and other areas of study.
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Introducing Kafka / David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): Robert Crumb; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka
Synopsis: The book's title page. The book title and author names are hand-lettered. They are accompanied by a pen-and-ink illustration of a young Franz Kafka. The publisher's name is typeset at the bottom of the page.
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Copyright page

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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose text and Kafka translations from German); Franz Kafka (diary excerpt)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka; Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel
First Line: The image of a wide pork butcher's knife...
Synopsis: The opening section of the essay. It discusses clichéd contemporary perceptions of Kafka. It also includes a three-panel adaptation of an excerpt from Kafka's diary.
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Pages: 9
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Golem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose text and Loew translations from German); Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, fantasy, historical, religious
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel; the Prague Golem
Synopsis: A part-comics/part-text adaptation and synopsis of Rabbi Loew's story of the Prague Golem.
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Pages: 3.5
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka; R. Israel Ben Eliezer; Leopold Hilsner; Hermann Kafka
First Line: This was not the end of the Golem.
Synopsis: Kafka's biography continues. His childhood and family life are covered. Jewish culture in Prague is discussed, including the anti-Semitism of the time.
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Pages: 13.5
Disclose Notes: The text is accompanied by illustrations and single-panel cartoons. There is also a multi-panel strip dramatizing Kafka's relationship with his father.
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The Judgment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Franz Kafka (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation); David Zane Mairowitz (text translations from German)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Georg Bendemann; Georg's father
Synopsis: A comics adaptation of Franz Kafka's 1912 short story "Das Urteil" ("The Judgment").
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka; Hermann Kafka
First Line: This wasn't the only time Kafka would arrange to have himself SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Synopsis: Kafka's angst-filled adolescence and early adulthood.
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Metamorphosis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Franz Kafka (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation); David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose and text translations from German)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): Robert Crumb; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, drama, fantasy, humorous, religious
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Gregor Samsa; Grete Samsa; Mother Samsa; Father Samsa; the Samsa home's lodgers
Synopsis: A comics adaptation of Franz Kafka's 1916 short story "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis").
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Pages: 17
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
First Line: Kafka did not want the insect to be seen.
Synopsis: A discussion of Kafka's use of anthropomorphism in "The Metamorphosis" and other stories.
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The Burrow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Franz Kafka (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation); David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose and text translations from German)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): The Burrow
Synopsis: An adaptation with commentary on Franz Kafka's undated short story "Der Bau" ("The Burrow").
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka; Hermann Kafka; Felice Bauer
First Line: In fact, Kafka would find dozens of ways to dispose of himself...
Synopsis: A discussion of Kafka's adulthood before World War I, including his psychosomatism, romantic relationships, and day job with an insurance company.
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In the Penal Colony

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Franz Kafka (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation); David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose and text translations from German)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): Robert Crumb; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, horror
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): A Traveler; The Officer
Synopsis: A comics adaptation of Franz Kafka's 1919 short story "In der Strafkolonie" ("In the Penal Colony").
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka
First Line: War was now breaking out...
Synopsis: Franz Kafka during World War I.
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The Trial

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Franz Kafka (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation); David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose and text translations from German)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): Robert Crumb; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, horror
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Josef K.
Synopsis: A comics adaptation of excerpts from Franz Kafka's 1915 novel "Der Prozess" ("The Trial").
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"When the War ended in 1918..."

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka; Milena Jesenska
Synopsis: Kafka's life in Prague after World War I, including his relationship with Milena Jesenska.
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The Castle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Franz Kafka (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation); David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose and text translations from German)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): Robert Crumb; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, horror
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): K.; Olga; Frieda; Klamm; Pepi
Synopsis: A comics adaptation of excerpts from Franz Kafka's unfinished 1922 novel "Das Schloss" ("The Castle").
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka; K.
First Line: According to Max Brod there is a variant ending...
Synopsis: A discussion of Kafka's treatment of women in his fiction.
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Leni in The Trial

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Franz Kafka (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation); David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose and text translations from German)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): Robert Crumb; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Leni; Josef K.
Synopsis: A comics adaptation of Leni's seduction of Josef K. in "The Trial."
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): Franz Kafka; Ottla Kafka; Dora Diamant
First Line: The outcome of these relationships...
Synopsis: A discussion of Kafka's attitudes toward sex, his desire to move to Palestine, his tuberculosis, and his relocation to Berlin with girlfriend Dora Diamant.
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A Hunger Artist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Franz Kafka (original story); Robert Crumb (adaptation); David Zane Mairowitz (framing prose and text translations from German)
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): Robert Crumb; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, horror, humorous
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Character(s): The Hunger Artist
Synopsis: A comics adaptation of Franz Kafka's 1924 short story "Ein Hungerkünstler" ("A Hunger Artist").
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Pages: 10
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Afterword

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David Zane Mairowitz
Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Letterer(s): typeset; Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Synopsis: A discussion of Franz Kafka's legacy.
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Author Biographies

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Short biographies of Robert Crumb and David Zane Mairowitz.
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A house ad featuring 15 more books in Totem's "Introducing" line of illustrated guides to major cultural figures and other areas of study. "Introducing Kafka" is among those listed on this page.
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Back Cover

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Robert Crumb
Inker(s): Robert Crumb
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Introducing Kafka
Synopsis: The back cover of the book. The text is a teaser treatment of the book's contents. A panel from the book's "Metamorphosis" adaptation appears below the text.
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