Robert Crumb Books in Order
Robert Crumb has written 56 books, published between 1963 and 2014. The first book is The Yum Yum Book (1963) and the newest is The Complete Zap Comix Boxed Set (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 56
- Published
- 1963–2014
- Pages on record
- 3,791 in 24 of 56 books
Robert Crumb, who signs his work R. Crumb, is an American comic book artist born in 1943. Crumb helped found Zap Comix, the first successful underground comix publication, and drew for all 16 issues. His work carries a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and satirises contemporary American life. This listing holds 56 titles dated 1963 to 2014, from The Yum Yum Book (1963) to The Complete Zap Comix Boxed Set (2014), taking in the Complete Crumb Comics and R. Crumb Sketchbook series.
How many Robert Crumb books are there?
Robert Crumb has 56 books, released between 1963 and 2014. They include 3 series and 26 titles listed outside any series.
Robert Crumb Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 56 Robert Crumb books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Yum Yum Book1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 2R. Crumb's Head Comix1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 3Motor City Comics1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 4R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 5Big Ass Comics1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 6R. Crumb's Carload O' Comics1976 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419761761/4
- 7Bible of Filth1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 81987–1/4
- 91988–1/4
- 1019881281/4
- 11Best Buy Comics1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 1219891261/4
- 1319901311/4
- 1419911441/4
- 1519911341/4
- 161992–1/4
- 171992–1/4
- 18Robert Crumb Draws the Blues1992 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/41992801/4
- 1919921361/4
- 2019921341/4
- 211993–1/4
- 22Introducing Kafka1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 23The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 24The Complete Dirty Laundry Comic1993 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/419931111/4
- 2519941181/4
- 261995961/4
- 271995–1/4
- 281995–1/4
- 29R. Crumb's America1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 30The Book of Mr. Natural1995 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/419951261/4
- 3119951261/4
- 32Bob and Harv's Comics1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 331997–1/4
- 34The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 3519971251/4
- 361998–1/4
- 371999–1/4
- 382000961/4
- 3920001601/4
- 40Odds & Ends2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 4120011281/4
- 4220011281/4
- 432002–1/4
- 4420021201/4
- 4520031201/4
- 4620041201/4
- 472005–1/4
- 48R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 49The Sweeter Side of R. Crumb2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 50R. Crumb's Sex Obsessions2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 51Your Vigor for Life Appalls Me2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 52The Book of Genesis2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 53The Complete Record Cover Collection2011 · 108 pages · confirmed 1/420111081/4
- 54Drawn Together2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 55The Weirdo Years2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 56The Complete Zap Comix Boxed Set2014 · 920 pages · confirmed 1/420149201/4
Robert Crumb series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Complete Crumb Comics books in order 17 books
- R. Crumb Sketchbook books in order 10 books
Robert Crumb books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Waiting for Food in order
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26 books26 Robert Crumb titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Robert Crumb books in order?
You only need to read Robert Crumb books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Robert Crumb
Start with the first book of the Robert Crumb series you want to read: Complete Crumb Comics starts with The Complete Crumb Comics, Vol. 1 (1987) and R. Crumb Sketchbook starts with R. Crumb Sketchbook, Vol. 1 (1992). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Yum Yum Book (1963).
What is the newest Robert Crumb book?
The Complete Zap Comix Boxed Set (2014) is the newest Robert Crumb book released so far.
Is there a new Robert Crumb book coming?
No next Robert Crumb book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Robert Crumb has won
Wikidata records 4 awards for Robert Crumb. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Harvey Award for Best Artist2010Won
- Best foreign work published in Spain2010Won
- Will Eisner Hall of Fame1991Won
- Inkpot Award1989Won
Robert Crumb at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Robert Crumb title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Robert Crumb books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,791 pages across the 24 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 126 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert Crumb books, 25 of 56, were published in the 1990s.
What the Robert Crumb books are about
40 of the 56 Robert Crumb books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: caricatures and cartoons is tagged on 28 of 40. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Caricatures and cartoons 28 of 40 books
- Comics & graphic novels 21 of 40 books
- Underground comic books, strips 21 of 40 books
- Facsimiles 8 of 40 books
- Notebooks, sketchbooks 8 of 40 books
- Erotic comic books, strips 6 of 40 books
- Cartoonists 2 of 40 books