{"product_id":"the-life-and-death-of-fritz-the-cat","title":"The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat","description":"Robert 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. \u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Death of Fritz the Cat\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-13: 9798875001383\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Crumb, R.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jan 2026)","offer_id":46080932413637,"sku":"9798875001383","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9798875001383.jpg?v=1776041769","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-life-and-death-of-fritz-the-cat","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}