Mr. Natural (1970 Apex/Kitchen Sink) comic books

Add to cart VG 4.0 $100.00 View scans

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $73.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $270.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4568900002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by DoctorEdwardsEmporium

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.

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MATURE READERS. 4th printing. .50 cover price, inside front cover indicia is same as 1st printing. The way to tell the difference between 1st and 4th printing is on the front cover. At the bottom of the 4th printing, beneath the words "Flakey Foont," it should say R. Crumb with NO date after "Crumb." (By contrast, the 1st printing cover says "R. Crumb 1970.") Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $5.00

MATURE READERS. 6th printing. .50 cover price. Similar to the 5th printing, the inside front cover indicia of the 6th printing simply says "August 1970 by R. Crumb Published by Apex Novelties 4and Published by the San Francisco Comic Book Company 3339 23rd St. San Francisco, Cal. 94110". The sure way to tell 6th printing is there is NO small black square on the far right of the inside front cover. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $6.20

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.60

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.30

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.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $7.20

MATURE READERS. 3rd printing. .75 cover price. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $12.50 View scan Staple rust.

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Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $11.25

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

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Add to cart Fine $7.20

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MATURE READERS. 4th printing. $1.00 cover price. All reprints of #3 verify printing in indicia on the inside front cover. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $8.00

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MATURE READERS. 8th printing - $2.50 Cover Price. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

MATURE READERS. 11th printing - $4.95 Cover Price. Cover price $4.95.