Mr. Natural

R. Crumb’s iconic, bearded, and perpetually flummoxed counterculture mystic stars in this single-issue comic from Kitchen Sink Press, published in 1977. As the series’ sole writer and artist, Crumb distills his signature satirical, underground-comix sensibility into a focused exploration of Mr. Natural’s absurdist philosophies and run-ins with the modern world. Though brief, this issue stands as a key artifact of Crumb’s mature work, capturing the disillusioned humor that defined his 1970s output.