{"product_id":"the-life-and-death-of-fritz-the-cat","title":"The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe iconic comics that started it all, making R. Crumb famous ―  against his will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Crumb's first iconic character ― and still possibly his most ― was Fritz the Cat: the horny, high, hipster feline whose wild adventures and sexual escapades captivated countercultural audiences from the mid-’60s until 1972, when Ralph Bakshi turned the strips into an X-rated animated film that Crumb hated so much, he famously killed off the character and never returned to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Life and Death of Fritz the Cat contains all the Fritz stories from the earliest sketchbook-drawn tales (\"Hey, Ol' Cat!\" and \"Fritz Comes On Strong\") to the wild adventure stories (\"Special Agent for the C.I.A.\") to the classic \"peak\" Fritz stories (\"Fritz the No-Good\") all the way to the despairing \"Fritz the Cat, Superstar\" with its infamous icepick ending. Plus an introduction by Crumb, sketchbook pages, and more in a new paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack-and-white illustrations throughout\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glorp Gum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47623346290855,"sku":"9798875001383","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0926\/files\/9798875001383.jpg?v=1767984948","url":"https:\/\/glorpgum.com\/products\/the-life-and-death-of-fritz-the-cat","provider":"Glorp Gum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}