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Arcade #1 Robert Crumb Fanzine (Crumb Brothers, 1960) Condition: GD/VG. Here's an incredible find for collectors searching f... (Total: 2 Items)

Lot: 4525, Auction: 2006 January Comic Auction #819

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Arcade #1 Robert Crumb Fanzine (Crumb Brothers, 1960) Condition: GD/VG. Here's an incredible find for collectors searching for rare and unusual items pertaining to Underground Comix legend Robert Crumb. From the files of Crumb's good friend (and one-time brother-in-law) Marty Pahls, comes this extremely scarce mimeographed copy of Arcade #1. This is not Arcade the Comics Review, which was published in the mid 1970s, but a much earlier "homemade" comic book featuring Robert and brother Charles Crumb's cartooning. The "Arcade" name had been used by the brothers for their own personal notebooks; this is a more finished version sent out to a few close friends, and is not listed in Don Fiene's R. Crumb Checklist. The six-page 'zine is printed in purple on single-sided sheets of 8.5" x 11" paper. The cover is a rare editorial cartoon by Robert, depicting Jimmy Hoffa and other Teamster bosses mowing down their opposition. The interior presents a five-page adaptation of Robin Hood, starring Fritz the Cat, by Robert and Charles (note: this is a tighter version of the penciled strip featured in The Complete Crumb Volume One -- it appears to be the same basic story, but redrawn with changes). The condition of the 'zine is GD/VG, with the last page detached from a single staple holding the rest together. It's very doubtful many of these survived -- probably very few were produced in the first place. As a bonus, a folded 8.5" x 11" mailer from Robert to Marty from 1959, complete with a small original sketch of a Pooh-like bear cub, is included with this lot.

Crumb, Robert: Robert Crumb was born on August 30, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He and his four brothers and sisters all produced home-made comics as children. Crumb's fist published work was as an artist for American Greetings cards. In 1967, Crumb moved to San Francisco, where he produced the first issue of Zap Comix, which kickstarted the entire Underground Comix movement. Among his famous creations are Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural. He was the subjest of Terry Zwigoff's 1994 documentary film, Crumb. Robert Crumb and his wife, cartoonist Aline, currently live in France..

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