Foo!

A minor but telling artifact of the underground comix movement's pre-history, Foo! was a three-issue series published in the late 1950s—a full decade before the underground explosion—by a teenage Charles Crumb, with early contributions from his brother Robert. Its raw, self-published energy and crude, expressive cartooning offer an essential glimpse into the formative years of a family of artists who would soon redefine American comics. Though brief, the series stands as a fascinating, scrappy prototype of the personal, outsider-driven work that would make the Crumb name legendary.