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Issue: The Complete Crumb Comics #13
Publication Date: April 1998
 
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Title: The Season of the Snoid
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: 1998
Volume: 13
Pages: 128
ISBN: 1560972963
UPC/EAN: 978156097296951895
Price: $25.95 CAD
$18.95 USD
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Content Items: 51 (23 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: First printing: April 1998 (18.95 USD; 25.95 CAD); 2nd (?) printing: April 2011 (19.95 USD)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Black & White with some Color
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11" (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm)
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Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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humorous
Snoid
Snoid; Robert Crumb
One side, sucker!
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[untitled]

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adult
Robert Crumb
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This is the front cover flap. It includes an excerpt from the book introduction. A panel from the "My Troubles With Women" story is included.
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The Complete Crumb

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Title page
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The Complete Crumb volume 13: The Season of the Snoid

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Title and publisher page; Indicia plus production and reprint credits; Table of contents page includes the first panel from the "Mr. Snoid Among His Fellow Humans" story.
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Robert's Career, a Good Fucking Mouthful for Starting the Digestion

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Treasure Island Days

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Charles Crumb [Chuckie]; Robert Crumb; Mrs. Crumb
A brief "true story" about Robert and Charles Crumb's obsession with Disney's Treasure Island movie.
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FlagLemme Outa Here #[nn] published January 1978
was Treasure Island Days [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Short History of America

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One of Crumb's most famous stories shows the progress of an American landscape from idyllic grassland to modern commercial street.
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was A Short History of America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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adult
Bearzy Wearzies
Bearzy Wearzies [Jippo; Boopsy]
How do you even begin to untangle yourself from the big illusion??
Jippo ponders deep questions about life with Boopsy.
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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CoEvolution Quarterly #24 covers

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The front & back covers
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Bop It Out

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Subject Matter
adult
Too Loose La Drek; Vicky
A manic story featuring "Too Loose La Drek" in a series of nearly completely random occurrences.
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FlagKnockabout Comics #4 published January 1982
was Bop It Out [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Adventures of Onion Head

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Onion Head
Onion Head; Dad
Onion Head goes out to live on his own but becomes disillusioned before long.
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FlagWeirdo #3 published January 1981
was The Adventures of Onion Head [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Excerpt

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Subject Matter
autobiography
Harvey Pekar
A man tells Harvey how he made eight hundred dollars with a single phone call to his broker.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
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Me 'n' my sweetie was walkin' down the street...
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from Portfolio Of Underground Art (Schanes & Schanes, 1980 series) #[nn]
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Help I'm over sexed!
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from Tele Times (B.N. Duncan, 1978 series) #v2#21 (1980)
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Depravity! Perversity! Licentiousness!

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adult
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FlagBizarre Sex #8 [unnamed variant] published March 1980
was Depravity! Perversity! Licentiousness! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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American Splendor
Harvey Pekar
I'm wracking my prain tryink to find chokes zat you can poot in your book but you don't like...
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Mr. Boats' Miracle Cure

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autobiography
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar; Mr. Boats
Mr. Boats offers some solutions for Harvey's sneezing.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Mr. Boats' Miracle Cure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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R. Crumb's Snoid Comics $3.50 cover

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Snoid
Snoid
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Meet the Snoid

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adult
Snoid
Snoid
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was Meet the Snoid [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Album Artwork

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Blind Boy Fuller; Robert Crumb (photo); Robert Armstrong (photo); Bob Brozman (photo); Allan Dodge (photo); Tom Marion (photo); Terry Zwigoff (photo); Memphis Jug Band; Mary Lou Wiliams; Louis Armstrong; Wild Family Orchestra [Fred; Harold; Eva; Margaret; Claude] (photo); Eddie Lang (photo)
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Artwork for eight albums and three record labels- Blind Boy Fuller- "Truckin' My Blues Away" (Yazoo #1060, 1978); Bo Carter "Banana In Your Fruit Basket" (Yazoo #1064, 1978); R. Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenaders - "Number Three" (front & back covers, Blue Goose #2025, 1978); The Cheap Suit Serenaders Party Record (front & back covers, Red Goose Records #2026); Memphis Jug Band - "Double Album" (front & back covers, Yazoo #1067, 1979); Yazoo's History of Jazz (front & back covers, Yazoo #1070, 1979); Wild Family Orchestra from Zamora, California (front & back covers, Yolo Records #001, 1979); R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders record label (Blue Goose #BG-2014); Morning Star "Wink the Other Eye" record label (cat. #45003); R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders record label- "My Girl's Pussy" (Red Goose #2026); Eddie Lang- Jazz Guitar Virtuoso (Yazoo #1059)
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Heroes of the Blues

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Memphis Jug Band; Whistler & His Jug Band; Curley Weaver and Fred McMullen; Cannon's Jug Stompers; William Moore; Peg Leg Howell; Ed Bell; Mississippi Sheiks; Blind Lemon Jefferson; Bo Carter; Bo-Weavil Jackson; Memphis Minnie; Furry Lewis; Jaybird Coleman; Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell; Ramblin' Thomas; Roosevelt Sykes; Rube Lacey; Sam Collins; Blind Willie Johnson; Skip James; Peetie Wheatstraw; Barbecue Bob; Papa Charlie Jackson; Son House; Blind Willie McTell; Charley Patton; Clifford Gibson; Buddy Boy Hawkins; Blind Blake; Big Bill; Mississippi John Hurt; Sleep John Estes; Frank Stokes; Tommy Johnson; Blind Gary Davis
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A set of 36 trading cards plus the cover to the pack. From 1980
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Early Jazz Greats

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Jack Teagarden; Joe "Wingy" Mannone; Frank Trumbauer; Roy Palmer
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Poster for the Yazoo Record's trading card set. From 1978
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This Cartooning is Tricky Business!

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humorous
Snoid; Robert Crumb
Snoid; Robert Crumb
Snoid introduces himself to the audience and puts Mr. Crumb in his place.
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was This Cartooning is Tricky Business! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Snoid Goes Bohemian

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adult
Snoid
Snoid; Beverly Baumstein
Beverly suffers the wrath of Snoid's artistic mood swings.
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was The Snoid Goes Bohemian [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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How Snoids are Born

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adult
Snoid
Snoid
All it takes is one Snoid and his hand to give birth.
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was How Snoids are Born [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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One Foot to Heaven

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Subject Matter
adult
Snoid
Mr. Snoid; Sweet
Snoid meets up with a streetwalker in order to indulge in a particular fetish.
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was One Foot to Heaven [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Mr. Snoid Among His Fellow Humans

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adult
Snoid
Mr. Snoid
Mr. Snoid walks the street bristling with hostility at the people he sees.
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FlagSnoid Comics #[nn] [1st print 1.25 USD] published January 1980
was Mr. Snoid Among His Fellow Humans [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Freddy Visits for the Weekend

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autobiography
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar; Freddy; Sharon; Morris
Harvey deals with his freeloading friend Freddy.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Freddy Visits for the Weekend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Vox Populi

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Subject Matter
autobiography
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar
A man gives his opinions on athletes and show business people.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Vox Populi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Untitled

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autobiography
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar; Mr. Boats
Harvey explains why he's been quiet lately.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Me and Big Joe

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Big Joe; Tampa Red; Kokomo Arnold; Jazz Gillum; Tommy McClennan
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FlagThe Best of High Times #4 published January 1984
was Me and Big Joe [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A series of ten illustrations that originally accompanied a text article.
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Hospital Fun

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American Splendor
Receptionist
A receptionist answers the phone.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Hospital Fun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hospital Fun No. 2

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American Splendor
Patient; Receptionist
An older man asks for a piece of the sandwich the hospital worker is eating.
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FlagAmerican Splendor #5 published January 1980
was Hospital Fun No. 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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My Troubles with Women

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Subject Matter
adult, autobiography
Robert Crumb
Doc; Robert Crumb; Sister; Sarah Edwards; Terry Wall; Crumb's Dad; Crumb's Mom; Anita; Sheena; Helene; "Fonz" Type; Dolly Hensley; Bucky Sullivan; Karen; Dana Crumb; Jane; Flexo-Girl; Aline Kominsky; Cute Mom; Dad; Poodly; Cousin; Jenny
A "true confession" as Crumb talks about his troubled history with women.
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FlagZap Comix #10 [unnamed variant] published January 1982
was My Troubles with Women [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Winds of Change

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Mr. Appropriate; Reddy Kilowatt
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from Winds of Change (Rural Research Access Project, 1979 series) #v2#1 (1980); from Winds of Change (Rural Research Access Project, 1979 series) #v2#2 (1980); from Winds of Change (Rural Research Access Project, 1979 series) #v2#4 (1980)
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Sixteen illustrations of varying sizes. From the first issue- The front cover (feat. Mr. Appropriate)- "Know Thine Enemy;" "It's another boy! Have a cigar!;" A small illustration of a wooden house in the countryside; "I'll Sue!" (Small illustration of a man pointing at the sun). From the second issue- the front cover "Railroad Car Community in Winters" (with a segment of an Aline Kominsky-Crumb article); "Welfare;" "Putah Creek Trading Post;" "Get your Winds T-Shirt drawn by R. Crumb while they last!;" "Skilled Labor." The front cover to issue #4- "Warning! Keep out of the reach of children. Causes eye irritation. Avoid contact with eyes;" "Check for $100,000;" Small illustration of a female baseball player holding a bat; "Yolo County: Fall, 1980;" "Yolo Energy Circuit;" "Clay Connection;" "October Calendars" (Logo with a pumpkin field just beneath it)
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
autobiography
Everyday Funnies
Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Yes, Aline, my dahling, now that we're back from our vacation in Miami
The couple talk about the difficulty in getting back to work after arriving from vacation.
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FlagThe Complete Dirty Laundry Comics #[nn] [unnamed variant] published June 1993
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Winds of Change vol. II no. 5

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Santa Claus
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from Winds of Change (Rural Research Access Project, 1979 series) #v2#5 (November, 1980)
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1.67
Five illustrations of varying sizes. The front cover- "Thanksgiving in the Valley;" A small illustration of Santa Claus- "Give a gift subscription and help us make 500 by New Year's!;" "Community Cannery Closed;" A small drawing of a man and woman holding hands; "Let's hear it for 'Winds!'"
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"Thought for Food"

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autobiography
Everyday Funnies
Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Aline worries about her weight and Robert eats a sandwich.
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FlagThe Complete Dirty Laundry Comics #[nn] [unnamed variant] published June 1993
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Winds of Change vol. II no. 6

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Subject Matter
Mr. Appropriate; Robert Crumb
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from Winds of Change (Rural Research Access Project, 1979 series) #v2#6 (December-January 1980-81)
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Nine illustrations of varying sizes. The front cover- "Merry Christmas from Mr. Appropriate and his minions!;" "Senior Soapbox;" "Whew! All yours Jay!;" "Hell no we won't go!;" "Beat It;" "Yolo Gardens;" "Aaiieeeeyaah!;" "Back to the drawing board;" "Read all about it!"
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
autobiography
Everyday Funnies
Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Do you like those new boots I got you for Christmas?
The couple talk about Christmas presents.
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FlagThe Complete Dirty Laundry Comics #[nn] [unnamed variant] published June 1993
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Located on the second page of the previous sequence
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Winds of Change vol. II no. 7

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from Winds of Change (Rural Research Access Project, 1979 series) #v2#7 (February, 1981)
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1.65
Five illustrations of varying sizes. The front cover - "The Backyard at Isao's House;" Small drawing of a woman holding a crying baby; "It's a fun zone, right?;" Small drawing of a farmer and his wife next to each other; "Letters"
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
autobiography
Everyday Funnies
Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
These little tangerines that Phil Kitchen brought over are delicious...
The couple evaluate the writing quality of the Winds of Change newspaper.
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FlagThe Complete Dirty Laundry Comics #[nn] [unnamed variant] published June 1993
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Winds of Change vol. II no. 8 / no. 9

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from Winds of Change (Rural Research Access Project, 1979 series) #v2#8 (March, 1981); from Winds of Change (Rural Research Access Project, 1979 series) #v2#9 (April 1, 1981)
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Nine illustrations of varying sizes. From vol. 2 #8- The front cover logo; "Forager's Guide;" "The X-Ray, a Closer Look at Health Issues;" Happy Days are Here Again for Some.... ("An we're gettin' time 'an a half for overtime!"); A small drawing of a biplane leaving a large trail of smoke behind it. The front cover to vol. 2 #9- "Inside the control tower sits the farmer of tomorrow;" Drawing of a man screaming while running in circles; Small drawing of a man with huge feet and sandals and his left arm outstretched; "Wind powered toothbrush"
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Everyday (not so) Funnies

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Subject Matter
autobiography
Everyday Funnies
Robert Crumb; Aline Kominsky-Crumb
I'm tired... I don' wanna work on this comic strip... let someone else be me!!
While lying in bed, Aline reads a parenting book and Crumb talks about his lack of parenting abilities.
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FlagThe Complete Dirty Laundry Comics #[nn] [unnamed variant] published June 1993
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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King of the Freaks - the Johnny Eck Story

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Johnny Eck
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An unpublished book cover from 1981
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[untitled]

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[untitled]

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typeset
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Back cover flap listing all the Complete Crumb Comics volumes to that date.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Robert Crumb
Back cover includes a 1987 painting of Crumb by Alice Kominsky Crumb. Also included is a small excerpt from the Maxon Crumb intro.
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