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The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection brings together the complete run of Robert Crumb's controversial and groundbreaking Fritz the Cat stories, originally published in various underground comix from the 1960s and early 1970s. It includes the full arc of Fritz's adventures, from his college days to his tragic end, showcasing Crumb's satirical and often darkly humorous take on counterculture, politics, and human nature through the lens of an anthropomorphic feline. Published by Fantagraphics in 1993, this volume represents the definitive edition of Crumb's most famous character's complete saga.
In "R. Crumb's Comics and Stories," Robert Crumb delivers a raw, unfiltered look at Fritz the Cat’s restless life after being kicked out by his wife. Wandering the city, Fritz reconnects with old friends Heinz and Fuz, each pulling him into different currents—rumors of a past lover’s return and a radical new movement brewing in the shadows. With Crumb’s signature style and voice, the story unfolds in his unmistakable hand, from the interior art to the cover by Crumb himself.
Fritz returns to his mother and sister after years apart, reuniting with family in a quiet, offbeat moment that feels both familiar and strange. A short time later, he joins his sister for a swim in the river, the two of them navigating the simple, sun-dappled rhythm of the day.
Fritz the No-Good finds himself kicked out of his apartment by his wife, left to wander the city with nothing but his misfit charm and a hangover. When his old friend Heinz drops by, he drops a bombshell: Winston, a long-lost flame from Fritz’s past, has returned to town. The next day, a chance meeting with Fuzzy the Bun pulls Fritz into a strange new circle—where a radical revolution is brewing, and old debts might just come due.
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↩ Reprints Help! #24 (1965), R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] (1968), R. Crumb's Comics and Stories #1 (1969), R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat #[nn] (1969), Promethean Enterprises #3 (1971), The People's Comics #[nn] (1972)
Reprinted in The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat #[nn] (2012), The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat #[nn] (2026)
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