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Issue: R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat #[nn]
Publication Date: October 1969
 
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Title:
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Rating:
Publisher: FlagBallantine Books
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 10 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Large format anthology of Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat; first print only;
Ballantine number: #345.01742.295
it contains three complete stories, later published as separate issues:
Fritz Bugs Out (Ballantine, 1972 series)
Fritz the No-Good (Ballantine, 1972 series)
Secret Agent for the C.I.A. (Ballantine, 1972 series)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Cover, Black and White Interior
Dimensions: 10" x 13" (25.4 cm x 33.02 cm)
Paper Stock: white interior; glossy thin card cover
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: One-Shot
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
?
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat
Reprinting
FlagFritz the Cat #2 published January 1973
FlagFritz the Cat #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1974
FlagFritz the Cat #[nn] published May 2013
FlagFritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1972
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagFritz il Gatto #[nn] published January 1972
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Complete Fritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1978
as R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1984
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #5 [First Printing] published July 1990
as R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFritz il Gatto #[nn] published January 1993
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book #[nn] published January 1997
as R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLas 7 Vidas del Gato Fritz #[nn] published November 2013
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagI classici del fumetto di Repubblica - Serie oro #57 published ?
as Fritz il Gatto, Mr. Natural e Altre Storie [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Blank Pages

Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
The inside front cover, inside back cover, and four interior pages are blank.
Fritz the Cat

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Crumb ?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Fritz the Cat logo on an otherwise all-black page.
R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb ?
Subject Matter
Fritz the Cat
Reprinting
FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #5 [First Printing] published July 1990
as R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat [Credits on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Title page with illustration. "Ballantine" is hand-lettered, because a corner of zip-a-tone in the "t" is folded over.
Credits

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Copyright and publisher information.
Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
Fritz the Cat
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Illustrated title sequences for the three stories. Same illustrations as the back cover, except in black and white.
Fritz Bugs Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat
Reprinting
FlagFritz Bugs Out #[nn] published January 1972
FlagFritz il Gatto #[nn] published January 1972
FlagObras Completas Crumb #5 published January 1996
FlagThe Complete Fritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1978
as Fritz Bugs Out [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Complete Fritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1978
as Fritz Bugs Out [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #3 [unnamed variant] published November 1988
as Fritz Bugs Out [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Life and Death of Fritz the Cat #[nn] published May 1993
as Fritz Bugs Out [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagKlassiker der Comic-Literatur #19 published January 2006
as Fritz haut ab! [Story on Interior Page(s)]a.k.a. "Fritz Bugs Out"
 
Miscellaneous
23
Created October 1964 - February 1965 before it's appearance in Cavalier.
Special Agent for the C.I.A.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat; Miss Oglemouse; Chief; Captain Stin Ki Chin Ki; Su-su; Tung Nchiki
Reprinting
FlagFritz il Gatto #[nn] published January 1972
FlagSecret Agent for the C.I.A. #[nn] published January 1972
FlagObras Completas Crumb #5 published January 1996
FlagThe Life and Death of Fritz the Cat #[nn] published January 2012
FlagThe Complete Fritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1978
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Complete Fritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1978
as Fritz the Cat, Special Agent for the C.I.A. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #3 [unnamed variant] published November 1988
as Fritz the Cat, Special Agent for the CIA [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #3 [unnamed variant] published November 1988
as Cover for Fritz the Cat, Special Agent for the C.I.A. [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Life and Death of Fritz the Cat #[nn] published May 1993
as Fritz the Cat, Special Agent for the CIA [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagKlassiker der Comic-Literatur #19 published January 2006
as Fritz the Cat, Spezial Agent für den CIA [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Titled "Secret Agent of the C.I.A" on the contents page and back cover. Previously unpublished. Created March-May 1965.
Fritz the No-Good

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat; Fritz's wife; Heinz; Winston; Fuzzy the Bun; Spick; Ira; Harriet
Fritz roams the streets after being thrown out by his wife. He hooks up with an old girlfriend, then later becomes involved with a small group of Marxist revolutionaries. An abortive attempt to blow up a bridge ends up with Fritz and his friend in jail.
Reprinting
FlagFritz il Gatto #[nn] published January 1972
FlagObras Completas Crumb #5 published January 1996
FlagFritz the No-Good #[nn] published June 1972
as Fritz the No-Good [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
FlagThe Complete Fritz the Cat #[nn] published January 1978
as Fritz the No-Good [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Complete Crumb Comics #5 [First Printing] published July 1990
as Fritz the No-Good [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Life and Death of Fritz the Cat #[nn] published May 1993
as Fritz the No-Good [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagKlassiker der Comic-Literatur #19 published January 2006
as Fritz der Nichtsnutz [Story on Interior Page(s)]a.k.a. "Fritz the No-Good"
 
Miscellaneous
17
Fritz Bugs Out / Secret Agent of the C.I.A. / Fritz the No-Good

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
?
Robert Crumb
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat
Reprinting
FlagFritz Bugs Out #[nn] published January 1972partial
FlagSecret Agent for the C.I.A. #[nn] published January 1972partial
FlagFritz the No-Good #[nn] published June 1972
as Fritz the No-Good [Illustration on Cover, Front]partial
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Illustrated title panels for the interior stories. Also used in black and white in the interior as a table of contents page. These illustrations would be used as covers for the later three individual printings of the stories.

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