Happy birthday, 'R'

1943 R Crumb, amazingly prolific US ‘underground’ cartoonist, creator of “Keep on trucking” as well as such memorable characters as Mr Natural, the Snoids, Whiteman, Angelfood McSpade, Bo Bo Bolinski, Flakey Foont and, of course, himself as he appears in countless comix.

Crumb published the first issue of his Zap Comix in early 1968; other artists who gained fame through Zap include S Clay Wilson, Spain Rodriguez, Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso and Gilbert Shelton.

Crumb, or ‘R’, as he is known to his many fans worldwide, has also produced volumes of non-comix artwork, including an illustrated version of James Boswell's 18th-century London Journal.

Categories: crumb, comix, underground, comics