He has renounced the material world and lives off anything he can get in exchange for his nuggets of wisdom. Natural is a mystic guru who spouts aphorisms on the evils of the modern world and the salvation to be found in mysticism and natural living. Natural Committed to a Mental Institution!" (Fantagraphics, 1995).Īt first appearance, Mr. Natural (Fantagraphics, 1995), as well as The Complete Crumb Comics vol. Sixties!" (Fantagraphics, 1989), The Book of Mr. Natural's various appearances were collected in The Complete Crumb Comics vol. The character hasn't made a new appearance since 2002. Natural returned in the pages of Crumb's solo series, Hup (Last Gasp), and then after another gap, in Mystic Funnies #1 (Alex Wood, 1997). Natural #3 (Kitchen Sink Press, 1977).Īfter a ten-year hiatus, Mr. Natural strips for The Village Voice from February 2-November 29, 1976, which were first collected in Mr. He was a regular in Zap for the balance of the 1960s until appearing in his own three-issue title, originally co-published by the San Francisco Comic Book Company and Apex Novelties. Natural also appeared in early underground comix titles like Bijou Funnies, and Yellow Dog. He made his first official comix appearance in Zap Comix #1 (Feb. Natural made appearances in other underground newspapers such as the East Village Other, which published the strips "Mr. When editor Brian Zahn proposed to Crumb to fill the entire third issue with his comix, Crumb created Flakey Foont and several other characters. Natural: The Zen Master", appeared in the premiere issue of the Philadelphia-based underground newspaper Yarrowstalks on. When he settled in San Francisco in 1967, Crumb began drawing LSD-inspired comics. First appearing in Yarrowstalks (1967), the character gained a following during the emergence of underground comix in the 1960s and 1970s, and has been extensively merchandised in various products. Natural ( Fred Natural) is a comic book character created and drawn by 1960s counterculture and underground comix artist Robert Crumb. To those who had drunk and debated over the last 40 years with the old saloon bouncer and restaurateur who died late Sunday at 73, "crumb-bum" was a term of endearment.Apex Novelties, Print Mint, San Francisco Comic Book Company, Last Gasp, Kitchen Sink Pressįlakey Foont, Shuman the Human, Devil Girl Toots Shor is gone, and it's a time of mourning for the crumb-bums. He always said he ran his watering holes for his pals and didn't care that people he didn't like - he called them "crumb bums" -found him somewhat abrupt.Ģ5 January 1977, Los Angeles Times, pg. "Those crumb-bums made me what I am today," Toots says affectionately.Ģ4 January 1977, Los Angeles Times, pg. There's a joint in New York named Toots Shor's which had tradition the day it opened its doors, for the sports mob showed up the first night the place's beer bung was sprung. Adams Gags 18: Toots Shor has called me a crum-bum and many other names.Ģ4 December 1944, Washington Post, pg. Smith Rhubarb 95: "That crumb bum!" he said.ġ946 J. a filthy, worthless, or contemptible person.ġ934 Appel Brain Guy 138: None of the leaders were there, only a dozen or so of the crumbums and chisellers.ġ944 Brooks Brick Foxhole 79: "Now listen to me, you crumb-bums," said the mess sergeant.ġ946 H.A. (Historical Dictionary of American Slang)Ĭrumb-bum n. Toots Shor, who operated a saloon frequented by sports figures, popularized the term. Like the word "bum" itself (see the Brooklyn Dodgers' "bums"), "crumb-bum" was used as a term of endearment.
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