The Complete Crumb Comics #4 - First Appearance of Eggs Ackley, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series)
Issue: #4
Issue title: Mr. Sixties!
Publication date: September 1989
Key date: September 1989
On-sale date: 1989
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $16.95; 20.95 CAD
Pages: 150
Barcode: 978093019379951695
ISBN: 0930193792

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Eggs Ackley - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; colors: R. Crumb, Palace Press; letters: R. Crumb	Robert Crumb, Mr. Natural
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	script: R. Crumb
2	-	blank page(s)	1.5
3	The Complete Crumb	credits, title page	1	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
4	-	blank page(s)	1
5	The Complete Crumb volume 4- Mr. Sixties!	credits, title page	3	pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
6	-	blank page(s)	1
7	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	9	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb
8	-	blank page(s)	1
9	Greeting Cards (American Greetings, 1966-67)	illustration	13	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Clerk; Uncle Oggie; Abraham Lincoln
10	Where it's AT	comic story	3	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Muffy Zimmerman
11	Har Har Page	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
12	Eggs Ackley The American Boy Egg Dealer	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Eggs Ackley First
13	Yin & Yang The Loveless	comic story	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Yin; Yang; Hubert Humphrey; George; Arnold
14	Yin & Yang- The Understanding Youthsome Twosome, and International Playboy Manipulators...	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Yin; Yang
15	Snappy Bitts and Krazy Krax	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Snappy Bitts; Krazy Krax
16	Mr. Natural OUTWITS Flakey Floont	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Flakey Foont, Mr. Natural
17	Mr. Natural Falls in Love	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
18	-	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Fritz the Cat
19	The Old Pooperoo	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	The Old Pooperoo
20	Snappy Bitts and Krazy Kraks	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Snappy Bitts; Krazy Kraks; Local Bigwig's Daughter
21	-	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mr. Natural
22	True Blue Lou	comic story	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Lou; Baby
23	Wiseguy Weasel	comic story	0.6	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Wiseguy Weasel; Ol' Lady; Little Girl
24	Snappy Bitts and Krazy Kraks	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Snappy Bitts; Krazy Kraks; Lady
25	Old Pooperoo the Cosmic Shit Shoveler	comic story	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Old Pooperoo
26	The Sad Book	illustration	10	script: John P. Gibbons; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Harriet Felhud; Phil Oxbun; Mrs. Mednick; Fred 'Blast' Gnarr; Maynard; Axle Ulch; J.P. Magnadane; Bruno; Mr. Morgan; Basil Fludneybunt; Grandpa Neezer; Clinton Pangborne; Gladys Goink; Evelyn Turkbull; Boris; Poor Old Man
27	Let's Get Outa Here!	comic story	3	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Mr. Natural
28	Head Comics unused cover	illustration	1	pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
29	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
30	-	illustration	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
31	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
32	Those Cute Little Bearzy Wearzies	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
33	-	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Schuman the Human; Robot
34	-	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Schuman the Human; Robot
35	Eggs Ackley- It's a Fickle Age!	comic story	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Eggs Ackley First
36	Eggs Ackley - The Kid Who Can't Be Beat	comic story	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Eggs Ackley First
37	-	comic story	0.2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Eggs Ackley First
38	-	comic story	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Flakey Foont, Flakey Foont, Mr. Natural, Mr. Natural
39	-	comic story	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Flakey Foont, Mr. Natural
40	Eggs Ackley - This Kid Is Too Much!	comic story	0.2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Eggs Ackley First
41	Mr. Natural - The Zen Master	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mr. Natural, Mr. Natural
42	Mither Natchrul Talks to Flakey Floont	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Flakey Foont, Mr. Natural
43	The Box	comic story	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
44	Boxes	comic story	0.4	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
45	Boxes	comic story	0.2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
46	Boxes and Boxes and Boxes	comic story	0.2	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
47	Edgar and Maryjane Crump in "On the Bus"	comic story	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Edgar Crump; Maryjane Crump; Bud
48	Edgar & Maryjane Crump	comic story	0.4	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Edgar Crump; Maryjane Crump
49	Edgar & Maryjane Crump	comic story	0.2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Edgar Crump; Maryjane Crump; Mrs. Hartman
50	Bob Dill, the Folk-Singing Pickle	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Bob Dill
51	Snarky Parker and His Pal, Dwark Farkwarr	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Snarky Parker; Dwark Farkwarr
52	Little Girl	comic story	0.25	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Little Girl; Ol' Man
53	-	comic story	0.6	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Joey Tissue
54	Joey Tissue With Everybody & His Brother	comic story	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Joey Tissue
55	Kozmic Kapers	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
56	The Trip starring Novice Kosher	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Novice Kosher
57	Head Comix	comic story	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
58	Yarrowstalks #3	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
59	Head Comix	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
60	Yarrowstallks- The Hilarious Adventures of Shabno the Shoe-Horn Dog	text story	0.8	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Shabno the Shoe-Horn Dog
61	Eggs Ackley - That Number One Son of a Gun!	comic story	0.2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Eggs Ackley First
62	Mr. Natural Encounters Flakey Foont	comic story	0.55	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont
63	Flakey Foont Encounters Fatback	comic story	0.3	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Flakey Foont; Fatback
64	Eggs Ackley - This Kid's a Scream	comic story	0.15	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Eggs Ackley First
65	Itzy and Bitzy in "Cause and Effect"	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Itzy; Bitzy
66	-	comic story	0.1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mr. Natural
67	Big Freakout on Detroit Ave. featuring Edgar Crump	comic story	0.75	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Edgar Crump; Mysterious Stranger; Old Man; Nazi Stormtrooper; Bus Driver; Evil Midget; Girl-Demon
68	-	comic story	0.15	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Bunky; Mr. Natural
69	Life Among the Constipated	comic story	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Pop; Mom
70	It's Cosmic	comic story	4	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
71	Stoned	comic story	4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
72	Edgar and Maryjane Crump	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Edgar Crump; Maryjane Crump; Cheesis K. Reist
73	Av 'N' Gar famous for their Snappy Bits and Krazy Kraks	comic story	0.35	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Av; Gar; Local Acid Head
74	Western Man, Last of the Big-Time He-Men!	comic story	0.65	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Western Man; Ol' Lady; Wiesenhiemer Weasel; Little Girl
75	Kozmic Komix unpublished cover	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
76	Zap #0 original cover	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
77	Mr. Sketchum Is at it Again!	comic story	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Mr. Sketchum [Robert Crumb]
78	Meatball	comic story	4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
79	Mr. Natural in Death Valley	comic story	5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont
80	"Ducks Yas Yas"	comic story	3	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Cop; Crazy Mother Fucker; Teenage Ric; Beautiful Blonde
81	Freak Out Funnies	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Snoid; Angelfood McSpade
82	City of the Future	comic story	5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
83	Ol' Uncle Uh Uh & his Garbage Truck	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Ol' Uncle Uh Uh
84	Help Build a Better America!	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
85	I'll Bet This Happened to You When You Were a Kid!	illustration	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
86	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
87	Definitely a Case of Derangement!	comic story	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb	Robert Crumb
88	Whiteman	comic story	4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Whiteman
89	I'm A Ding Dong Daddy	comic story	2	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
90	Abstract Expressionist Ultra Super Modernistic Comics	comic story	3	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
91	Kitchen Kut-Outs!	illustration	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
92	Mr. Natural "Visits The City"	comic story	6	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mr. Natural; Flakey Foont
93	Keep On Truckin'...	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
94	Just Us Kids!!	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Bobby Trimble; Chuckie
95	-	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Schuman the Human
96	Just Look at the Amazing Results	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Betty Doxie; Joel Deutsch; E.E. Pnakov
97	-	blank page(s)	3.5
98	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	script: Robert Crumb
99	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb; inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb; colors: Aline Kominsky-Crumb

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Third Printing	price 18.95 USD; 25.95 CAD; barcode 978093019379951895
Fourth Printing	price 19.99 USD; barcode 978093019379951999

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book #[nn] ISBN 0316163066	1997	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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