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He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In his early twenties, Crumb lived in Cleveland, Ohio with his first wife, Dana Morgan Crumb, and designed greeting cards for the American Greetings corporation. Encouraged by the reaction to some comics and drawings he had published in underground newspapers, including Philadelphia's Yarrowstalks , Crumb moved to San Francisco, California , the center of the psychedelic flower power movement, in 1967. Crumb published the first issue of his Zap Comix in early 1968.

It subtracts nothing from Crumb’s excellence as an artist to note that his cartooning style finds its roots in the work of artists of earlier generations, particularly widely published ones of the 1930s-1950s. Cited as influences on Robert Crumb’s drawing style have been Billy de Beck ("Barney Google" comic strip), C.E. Brock (old story book illustrator), Gene Ahern ’s comic strips, the Merrie Melodies animated characters of the 1930s, Sidney Smith ("Andy Gump" comic strip), E.C. Segar (early "Popeye"), J.R. Williams , and Reg Davis . Carl BarksCarl Barks ( March 27, 1901 August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck and the Beagle Boys. The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him t (who drew early Disney “Duck” cartoons) has been mentioned as a strong influence on Crumb’s narrative approach. Crumb used this antiquated early-century cartoon style to produce satirical stories that were sexually and politically outrageous, particularly so when seen in the form of a comic book. He soon attracted a number of other artists who were excited by the possibilities of publishing countercultural comic books. Crumb shared the pages of later issues of "Zap" with such artists as Spain RodriguezManuel "Spain" Rodriguez (born 1940 in Buffalo, New York) is an underground cartoonist best known for his character "Trashman". His experiences on the road with the biker gang the Road Vultures provided inspiration for his work as did his left-wing politi, Rick GriffinRick Griffin American politician, is a candidate for the United States House of Representatives. He is running as an Independent in the Fourth Congressional District of Washington. The seat is currently held by Republican Doc Hastings. External link ., S. Clay Wilson and Gilbert SheltonGilbert Shelton (born 1940, Houston, Texas) is an American cartoonist and underground comics artist. He is the creator of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Fat Freddy's Cat and Wonder Wart-hog''. He graduated from Lamar High School in Houston. He attended.

In the pages of Zap and many other titles, Crumb created characters that became icons of the anti-establishment counterculture, including "Mr. Natural" and " Fritz the CatFritz the Cat is a comic book character created by Robert Crumb during the height of the underground comics movement of the 1960s. Crumb cast his character of Fritz as a trouble-making, anti-establishment, college-age figure whose adventures consisted of." Crumb's work was suddenly in great demand, and Crumb himself became an anti-establishment icon, a figure who genuinely resisted "selling out. " Janis JoplinJanis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943 October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock and soul singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice. Joplin released four albums as the frontwoman for several bands from 1967 to a posthumous releas hired him to draw the artwork for the cover of her album Cheap Thrills, but Crumb turned down an offer to illustrate an album cover for the Rolling Stones because he hated the band's music. Animation director Ralph BakshiRalph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is a director of animation and occasionally live-action films. As the American animation industry fell into decline during the 1960s and 1970s, Bakshi tried to bring change to the industry by creating and directing a n made a feature-length animated film of Fritz the CatFritz the Cat is a comic book character created by Robert Crumb during the height of the underground comics movement of the 1960s. Crumb cast his character of Fritz as a trouble-making, anti-establishment, college-age figure whose adventures consisted of (the first animated film to garner an "X" rating), and the film was a box-office hit. Crumb disliked the film so much that he killed the fictional cat in his comics by having an ostrich-woman stab him in the head with an ice pick.

Crumb's comic artwork has elicited a wide range of commentary from his readers and critics. A number of respected literary figures view his art as sublime, subversive satire, comparing him to François Rabelais. Others see his drawings as merely pornographic and misogynistic. Crumb has admitted that he has an abnormal "fear of women," and a great deal of his work is indeed adult-oriented. A notorious issue of Zap Comics containing an illustrated satiric story by Crumb of a household demonstrating family togetherness by engaging in incest resulted in the prosecution of at least one comic book store on charges of obscenity.

Crumb created the Weirdo alternative comics anthology in the early '80s.