In a stark, satirical turn, the U.S. President, pushed to his limits, opts for an extreme measure to regain control—only to find himself entangled in a surreal, self-reflective spiral. Robert Crumb’s incisive storytelling and raw, expressive art bring a biting, unflinching edge to this 1979 comic, with every line and panel drawn and inked by Crumb himself. The cover, also by Crumb, captures the story’s anxious, fever-dream tone in bold, hand-drawn detail.
Contains 19 stories
Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television
1 pp · humor
R. Crumb's Modern Dance Workshop
4 pp · humor
Shoshana
Space Day Symposium (Or What Ever the Hell It Was Called...)
4 pp · humor
Governor of CaliforniaBig Wheel from NASAProminent Space ScientistRusty
The Goose and the Gander Were Talking One Night
4 pp · humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
The GooseThe Gander
The Nerds
5 pp · humor
The Nerds [JakePhilEd
Pass the Jug
4 pp · humor
Kansas City Frank MelroseGeorgie
And Hey, How About These Kids Today
0.5 pp · humor; teen
Searching for the Ultimate Shopping Mall
0.5 pp · humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Patricia Pig
Morbid Preoccupations
1 pp · humor; satire-parody
Little JoeThe Grim Reaper
A Purely Aesthetic Exersize (R. Crumb's Modern Dance Workshop)
0.75 pp · humor
Wendy
Those Little Bears We Love So Much
0.25 pp · anthropomorphic-funny animals
The Final Solution
1 pp · satire-parody
The President of the United States of America
In "The Final Solution," the U.S. President, pushed to his limits, resorts to an unexpectedly drastic measure—though just what that might be remains delightfully unclear. A sharp, satirical take from 1979, the story captures the absurdity of power with a single, unforgettable page.
R. Crumb's Mr. Nostalgia
1 pp · humor; satire-parody
Mr. NostalgiaZidem
It's a Hup Ho World
0.5 pp · humor; satire-parody
Professor Wanowsky on Welfare (Bob's Plain-Talk Funnies)
0.5 pp · humor; satire-parody
Professor Wanowsky
Kiwi
0.5 pp · anthropomorphic-funny animals
Happy Hour Comics
0.5 pp · humor
TonyHenry
Maybe We'll End Like This...
2 pp · satire-parody; science fiction
Aline 'n' Bob Go to The Whole Earth Jamboree
4 pp · humor; non-fiction
Young Giant-GirlWavy Gravy (cameo)J. Baldwin (cameo)PunchiePoliceman
