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Mr. Natural (1970 Apex/Kitchen Sink) comic books in grades to VG

  • #1, 1st Printing
    Mr. Natural (1970 Apex/Kitchen Sink) #1, 1st Printing

    MATURE READERS. Cover art by Robert Crumb. "Sunny Side Up"; Mr. Natural sings the lyrics to the popular standard "Keep Your Sunny Side Up!" (by B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson). "Mr. Natural's 719th Meditation"; Mr. Natural meditates while a city rises, collapses and turns to dust. "Om Sweet Om"; Shuman is teased by Mr. Natural to the breaking point while he's meditating on the sidewalk. "The Origins of Mr. Natural." "On the Bum Again"; Mr. Natural, sick of the city, heads out west. While on the train, a lady who asks him to watch her baby never comes back. Gandy Goose and Sourpuss illustration. Scripts and art by Robert Crumb. MATURE READERS. The comix underground's most popular character, Mr. Natural, in his butt-kicking debut issue. 1st printing. To verify first printing, make sure the front cover has a .50 cover price, along with an Apex Novelties AND SF logo, with "R. Crumb 1970" at bottom. The indicia should read "Copyright August 1970 by R. Crumb. Printed by Apex Novelties and published by the San Francisco Comic Book Company." Finally, verify the back cover art is 5 1/2" wide. 28 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • #2, 2nd Printing
    Mr. Natural (1970 Apex/Kitchen Sink) #2, 2nd Printing

    MATURE READERS. 2nd printing. .50 cover price. Copyright information says "Copyright 1971 R. Crumb" on the inside front cover. (By contrast, the 1st printing does not have copyright information on the inside front cover.) Cover price $0.50.

  • #3, 1st Printing
    Mr. Natural (1970 Apex/Kitchen Sink) #3, 1st Printing

    MATURE READERS. Mr. Natural has all the answers! 1st printing Cover price $1.00.