DESPAIR / 1st Printing / 1969 / 28 pages / The Print Mint / Robert Crumb
by Robert Crumb
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Despair is Robert Crumb's first existential diatribe about the perils and shittiness of modern life in America. Most of the stories are deceptively clever and provide some classic Crumb, including "It's The Ruff Tuff Creampuff" and "Fuzzy The Bunny in The Same Old Crap." However, the lead story, "It's Really Too Bad," jettisons the cleverness and just mainlines Crumb's bitter perspective about American life.
Despair is certainly one of Robert Crumb's most popular one-offs, evidenced by seven printings in about seven years. It's also got one of the most enduring, effective comic covers in history. "Why bother?" indeed. Truly a mantra for the modern age.
There are at least seven printings of Despair, the first six of which were produced by the Print Mint. Last Gasp printed the 7th edition. The first four printings have 50-cent cover prices. The 1st printing does not include a copyright statement anywhere in the comic book.
Despair is certainly one of Robert Crumb's most popular one-offs, evidenced by seven printings in about seven years. It's also got one of the most enduring, effective comic covers in history. "Why bother?" indeed. Truly a mantra for the modern age.
There are at least seven printings of Despair, the first six of which were produced by the Print Mint. Last Gasp printed the 7th edition. The first four printings have 50-cent cover prices. The 1st printing does not include a copyright statement anywhere in the comic book.
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- Seller
- Kreativ Design Solutions (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- despair
- Title
- DESPAIR / 1st Printing / 1969 / 28 pages / The Print Mint / Robert Crumb
- Author
- Robert Crumb
- Illustrator
- Robert Crumb
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- The Print Mint
- Place of Publication
- California
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Silver Age Comic Books; Underground / Drug Culture;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Kreativ Design Solutions
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San Antonio, Texas
About Kreativ Design Solutions
Kreativ deals in vintage culture and has been an active dealer on the internet since 1998. We specialize in vintage paperbacks, hardcovers, comic books, magazines, gallery prints, and ephemera. Our entire inventory contains high quality scans.