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(CRUMB, R.). Crumb, Robert, Mark Landman & Dave Schreiner. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink Press, 1991. Second Printing. 12mo. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist Monographs. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. Thirty-six 4 x 3" cardstock playing cards printed offset recto and verso, 36 color illustrations. Designed by Peter Poplaski. "Robert Crumb Trading Cards" is the perfect gift or addition to the collection of any even half-serious Crumb fan. It contains thirty-six collectible cards each featuring a color illustration of a prominent denizen of the Crumbiverse on the front with a concise character synopsis written by the late comics historian Dave Schreiner on the back, all in a snappy box designed by Crumb and Pete Poplaski. Its characters include the mysterious guru Mr. Natural; his loyal devotee Flakey Foont; The Nerds; Pete the Plumber (and his sidekick Plungo); Whiteman and Yeti the Bigfoot both from Homegrown Funnies; Ruff Tuff Creampuff; the raining Meatball from Zap #0; Shuman the Human; Dirty Dog; Smelly Old Cat; The Desperate Character; Mr. Appropriate (way ahead of his time on the ecology front); Vulture Demoness (the dominatrix from Big Ass #1-2); Eggs Ackley (whose eyeballs were stolen by crows in Motor City #1); Sally Blubberbutt; Fritz the Cat (star of the Ralph Bakshi animated cartoons who was then permanently killed in People's Comix); Those Cute Little Bearzy Wearzies (Jippo and Boopsy); The big-foot character from Keep on Truckin'; Onion Head; Patricia Pig; Forky O'Donnell (you don't want to have lunch with this guy!); Squirelly the Squirrel; Cheesis K. Reist, star of 'Hamburgers!'; Boingy Baxter; The Simp and The Gimp; Ruth Schwartz (the original "gurl" in Big Ass #1 who later helped Flakey Foont institutionalize Mr. Natural in Mr. Natural #3); Devil Girl (from before she had a line of candy); Mr. Snoid; Angelfood McSpade, The Old Pooperoo; Dale Steinberger the Jewish Cowgirl; Joe Blow (from the infamous Zap #4 bust); Little Johnny Fuckerfaster; Bo Bo Belinski (the drunk, not the baseball player); and Robert Crumb himself (a nice self-portrait, but he's also a regular cast member)." An internally bright, most handsome complete set of the cards from the 1991 Kitchen Sink second printing - in the original green-bordered box with Crumb, Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural still pictured on the front - whose white tray shows some mild soiling on the bottom face. Inventory Number: 026450