Thoroughly Ripped with the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers with Fat Freddy's Cat #[1981]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection gathers the classic underground comix adventures of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers—Freewheelin' Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy—alongside their feline companion, Fat Freddy's Cat, as originally serialized in Rip Off Press's 1981 series. The volume captures the trio's counterculture misadventures, drug-fueled escapades, and satirical humor that defined the underground comix movement of the era.
In "Sunday Funnies," the Freak Brothers panic when they hear what sounds like a police dog barking outside their door, convinced they're about to be busted. They scramble to clear their apartment of drugs, only to realize too late they've misjudged the situation—Norbert, their neighbor, is actually giving a lecture on a cocaine-detecting dog to a group of fellow officers.
When a mysterious barking outside their door sends the Freak Brothers into a panic, they scramble to clear their apartment of drugs—only to realize the noise might not be from the police at all. A strange visitor and a suspicious dog set off a chain of frantic reactions in their usual chaotic routine.
In "null," the Freak Brothers are at their lowest—starving, broke, and out of drugs—so it's up to Fat Freddy to land a job. He answers a want ad for a fire alarm salesman, stepping into a world of questionable ethics and surreal misadventures.
The Freak Brothers, evicted once more and fed up with life in their van, make a wild leap: they buy a 1938 Phutney Creech Land Yacht, restore it with typical chaotic flair, and launch it as a coast-to-coast "people's bus line." The $29.95 SF to NYC Non-stop Whiteline Cannonball Express becomes their absurd, high-speed, low-budget ride across America.
In "null," Norbert The Nark pulls over a hippie suspected of erratic driving, only to deploy a portable blood analyzer in a bid to prove the man’s high—though the results may be less about drugs and more about the absurdity of the moment.
In "null," the Freak Brothers navigate the absurdity of apartment life when their landlady bans all plants indoors—prompting Phineas to take his marijuana cultivation to the rooftop, where he tends his crop in kiddie swimming pools. The usual chaos and misadventures unfold as the trio balance their green thumb with their usual brand of laid-back rebellion.
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Reprinted in U-Comix #13 (1981), U-Comix #14 (1981), The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers #7 (1982), The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers #4 (1992), The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Follies #5 (2023), The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Freak Comic Book Day 2023 #[nn] (2023)
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