The Complete Crumb Comics #6 - First Appearance of Angelfood McSpade, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Complete Crumb Comics (Fantagraphics, 1987 series)
Issue: #6
Issue title: On the Crest of a Wave
Publication date: January 1991
Key date: January 1991
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $16.95; 20.95 CAD
Pages: 162
Barcode: 978093019391151695
ISBN: 1560970561

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Angelfood McSpade - 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	On the Crest of a Wave	cover	1	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Robert Crumb
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	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 6- On the Crest of a Wave	credits, title page	3	pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
8	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	4	script: R. Crumb; pencils: Al Davoren; inks: Al Davoren; letters: R. Crumb	Robert Crumb
11	-	blank page(s)	1
12	Smelly Old Cat	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Smelly; Pete
13	Why Oh Why Oh Why the Hell Am I In Motor City?	comic story	3	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
14	Hi-Lites of Detroit	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
15	Like to Ride? Then Climb Aboard the Big Ass	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
16	Eggs Ackley Among the Vulture Demonesses	comic story	15	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Eggs Ackley
17	Dale Steinberger the Jewish Cowgirl	comic story	4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Dale Steinberger; Gloria Nord
18	Big Baby the Infant Terrible!!	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Big Baby
19	All Meat Comics	comic story	3	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
20	Mrs. Quiver- She Shivers & Shakes Just Like Jelly on a Plate	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mrs. Quiver
21	R. Crumb Presents Artsy Fartsy	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Artsy Fartsy; Asper Oggus
22	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
23	Reel Jam	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin; pencils: Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin; inks: Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin; letters: Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin
24	Joe Blow	comic story	6	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Joe Blow; Lois; Joe Jr.; "Sis"
25	Mr. Natural Takes a Vacation	comic story	4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Flakey Foont, Mr. Natural
26	Horny Harriet	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Horny Harriet
27	Sparky Sperm	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Sparky Sperm
28	Jam	comic story	3	script: Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso; pencils: Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso; inks: Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso; letters: Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso
29	Ooga Booga	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
30	Snatch Comics Writhes Again!	illustration	0.5	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
31	Mr. Doggie	illustration	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mr. Doggie; Weenie; Bun
32	Don't Touch Me!	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Luscious Brunette; Huge Brute
33	-	illustration	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
34	Jiz Comics	illustration	0.5	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
35	The End Funnies	comic story	0.94	script: Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Kurtzman	Mrs. Smith
36	Afterwards Comics	comic story	0.06	script: Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, Harvey Kurtzman
37	The Adventures of Dicknose	comic story	4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Dicknose; Eloise; Miss Updyke
38	Gary Arlington & His Comic-Book Store	illustration	0.4	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Gary Arlington
39	On the Bus	comic story	0.3	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Edgar Crump; Maryjane Crump
40	Fantasy 62157 the All-American 13-Year Old Nymphet / Lenore Goldberg	illustration	0.3	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Nymphet; Lenore Goldberg
41	Sit right down and have yerself a... Meatball	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
42	Sunny Side of the Street	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
43	Workers of the World Arise!	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
44	Lenore Goldberg	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Lenore Goldberg; Boingy Baxter
45	Eggs Ackley Among the Vulture Demonesses	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Eggs Ackley
46	-	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
47	-	illustration	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
48	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
49	-	illustration	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Snoid
50	Down the Old "Jissom Trail!	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
51	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; colors: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
52	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
53	Gothic Blimp Works LTD. no. 2	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb
54	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Ab Normal; Mal Adjusted
55	Desperation Blues	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Flakey Foont, Mr. Natural
56	Everyday Funnies	comic story	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
57	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mr. Natural
58	Twas Ever Thus says Mr. Natural	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Mr. Natural
59	Yellow Dog vol. 2 #13	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Li'l Cute; Absorbine Jr.; Skutch; The Daily Duck; Yellow Dog (in logo)
60	Motor City Comics #2 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Lenore Goldberg
61	-	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
62	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
63	The New Comix Exhibition Poster Jam	comic story	1	script: Victor Moscoso; pencils: Victor Moscoso, Robert Crumb, Spain Rodriguez, George Metzger, Greg Irons, S. Clay Wilson; inks: Victor Moscoso, Robert Crumb, Spain Rodriguez, George Metzger, Greg Irons, S. Clay Wilson; letters: Victor Moscoso	Cheech Wizard, Philbert Desanex, Pat, Waldo the Cat, Wonder Wart-hog
64	Come the Revolution	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Yossarian, Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Yossarian, Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Yossarian, Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Yossarian, Harvey Kurtzman
65	O-So-Kleen Comics	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Bob Kleen
67	Freak #1 unpublished cover	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
68	Krude Kut-Ups	comic story	2.45	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
69	-	illustration	0.55	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
70	Ups and Downs	comic story	5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Angelfood McSpade First
71	Despair Unused Cover	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
72	Morbid Sense of Humor	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
73	It's Really Too Bad	comic story	5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Ruth Schwartz
74	The Lighter-Than-Air Boys	comic story	3	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Merciful Percival; Seymour "Sy" Klopps
75	It's the Ruff Tuff Creampuff	comic story	5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Ruff Tuff Cream Puff
76	-	comic story	0.875	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Angelfood McSpade First
77	Cum Comics	comic story	0.125	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Spiegal; Schliegal
78	The Same Old Crap	comic story	5	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Fuzzy the Bunny; Donny the Dog; Donny's Wife
79	Stickman Funnies	comic story	2	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Stickman; Nasty McFilthy [Ed]
80	Caught in the grips of DESPAIR!?	illustration	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb
81	Drawing Cartoons Is Fun!	illustration	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: R. Crumb; inks: R. Crumb; letters: R. Crumb
82	Lenore Goldberg and Her Girl Commandos	comic story	15	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Lenore Goldberg; Dolan; Janet; Carolyn Lester; Bobby; Bobby's ma; Cranberry Sunrise Vishnu Meadow King
83	-	comic story	7	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	The Simp; The Gimp; Big Nurse; Doctor; Asper Oggus; Big Bill
84	The Barroom Bum	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Bo Bo Bolinski
85	Potatoes Browning	comic story	0.75	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Potatoes Browning; Mr. Nelson; Tom
86	Carl the Cartoon Character	comic story	0.25	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Carl
87	Jimmy the Jeep	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Jimmy the Jeep; Bobby Bus
88	Night of Terror	comic story	1	script: Robert Crumb; pencils: Robert Crumb; inks: Robert Crumb; letters: Robert Crumb	Shuman the Human, Snoid
89	-	blank page(s)	3.5
90	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	0.5	script: R. Crumb	Robert Crumb
91	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: R. Crumb; pencils: Aline Kominsky-Crumb; inks: Aline Kominsky-Crumb; colors: Aline Kominsky-Crumb	Robert Crumb

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	price 18.95 USD; 25.95 CAD; barcode 978156097056951895
Third Printing	price 18.95 USD; barcode 978156097056951895
Fourth Printing	price 19.99 USD; barcode 978160699683651999

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Sex, Rock & Optical Illusions #[nn] ISBN 1560976578	2006	On eBay ›
Amazing Heroes #192	1991	On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #57 of 18#7 ›

Sources

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

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