Fat Freddy’s Cat

    (Rip Off, 1977-1980, 1982, 1986, 1989-1990, 1993)
©1988 Gilbert Shelton
B&W

Fat Freddy is one of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, a trio of lovable, comic druggies. Since Fat Freddy and the gang are always either on drugs or looking for drugs, his cat is apt to feel neglected. As a result, Fat Freddy’s Cat become something like a hilariously evil version of Garfield. FFC habitually gets into trouble, soils the apartment, and loves nothing more than sinking his claws into Fat Freddy’s waterbed. At the same time, he has to contend with the cockroach militia that has organized in Fat Freddy’s cupboards.

First appearing as a tiny second feature squeezed into the bottom of Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers newspaper strips, Fat Freddy’s Cat was eventually enlarged and collected into this series of comic books. Although it was distributed primarily through head shops and other underground outlets, it nevertheless went on to become a remarkably popular comic.
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  • 1
    #1
    Digest-sized
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    No copies available
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    Cover states by Gilbert Shelton and Dave Sheridan
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    75 cent; Adult
    No copies available
  • 1-3
    #1 - 3rd printing
    Copyright info on back cover
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 1-4
    #1 - 4th printing
    Copyright info underneath circle on back cover
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 1-5
    #1 - 5th printing
    5th Printing Cover; $1 cover price
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller size; Adult; ca. 1980
    No copies available
  • 1-6
    #1 - 6th printing
    6th Printing Cover; $1.25 cover price
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 1-7
    #1 - 7th printing
    7th Printing Cover; $1.50 cover price
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 1-8
    #1 - 8th printing
    8th Printing Cover; $2 cover price
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    1st larger size; Adult
    1 copy for $4.50
  • 1-9
    #1 - 9th printing
    9th Printing Cover; $2.95 cover price
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 1-10
    #1 - 10th printing
    10th Printing Cover; $3.25 cover price
    Cover: $3.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Flower pot on front cover is yellow
    Feb 1977
    Cover: $0.75
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Digest-sized
    No copies available
  • 2-2
    #2 - 2nd printing
    Flower pot on front cover is red
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 2-3
    #2 - 3rd printing
    Copyright info inside circle on back cover by Gilbert Shelton
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 2-4
    #2 - 4th printing
    75 cent cover price
    Cover: $0.75
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 2-5
    #2 - 5th printing
    5th Printing Cover; $1.00 cover price
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 2-6
    #2 - 6th printing
    6th Printing Cover; $1.25 cover price
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 2-7
    #2 - 7th printing
    7th Printing Cover; $1.50 cover price
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 2-8
    #2 - 8th printing
    8th Printing Cover; $2.50 cover price
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    1st larger size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 2-9
    #2 - 9th printing
    9th Printing Cover; $2.95 cover price
    Feb 1993
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 2-10
    #2 - 10th printing
    10th Printing Cover; $3.25 cover price
    Cover: $3.25
    W: Lieuen Adkins  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    $0.75 cover price
    Sep 1977
    Cover: $0.75
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Digest-sized
    No copies available
  • 3-2
    #3 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover$1.00 cover price
    Jan 1977
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Digest Size; Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 3-3
    #3 - 3rd printing
    3rd Printing Cover; $1.00 cover price
    Jan 1977
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 3-4
    #3 - 4th printing
    4th Printing Cover; $1.25 cover price
    Jan 1982
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Silver Age size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 3-5
    #3 - 5th printing
    5th Printing Cover; $1.50 cover price
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 3-6
    #3 - 6th printing
    6th Printing Cover; $2.00 cover price
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    1st larger size; Silver Age size; Adult; ca. 1988
    1 copy for $4.00
  • 3-7
    #3 - 7th printing
    7th Printing Cover; $2.95 cover price
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 3-8
    #3 - 8th printing
    8th Printing Cover; $3.25 cover price
    Cover: $3.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    $0.75 cover price
    Aug 1978
    Cover: $0.75
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Digest-sized
    No copies available
  • 4-2
    #4 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover; $1.00 cover price
    Jan 1978
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 4-3
    #4 - 3rd printing
    3rd Printing Cover; $1.25 cover price
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 4-4
    #4 - 4th printing
    4th Printing Cover; $1.50 cover price
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 4-5
    #4 - 5th printing
    5th Printing Cover; $2.00 cover price
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    1st larger size; Adult
    No copies available
  • 4-6
    #4 - 6th printing
    6th Printing Cover; $2.50 cover price
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult; ca. 1988
    No copies available
  • 4-7
    #4 - 7th printing
    7th Printing Cover; $3.25 cover price
    Jan 1978
    Cover: $3.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Digest-sized
    Nov 1980
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    No copies available
  • 5-2
    #5 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover; $1.25 cover price
    Nov 1989
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller format; Adult
    No copies available
  • 5-3
    #5 - 3rd printing
    3rd Printing Cover; $1.50 cover price
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Smaller format; Adult
    No copies available
  • 5-4
    #5 - 4th printing
    $2.00 cover price; 4th Printing ($2.95 Can.)
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    No copies available
  • 5-5
    #5 - 5th printing
    5th Printing Cover; $2.95 cover price
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 5-6
    #5 - 6th printing
    6th Printing Cover; $3.25 cover price
    Jan 1980
    Cover: $3.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Jan 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    No copies available
  • 6-2
    #6 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by Gilbert Shelton
    Jan 1986
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    $2; Adult
    No copies available
  • 6-3
    #6 - 3rd printing
    3rd Printing Cover by Gilbert Shelton
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    $2.50; Adult
    No copies available
  • 6-4
    #6 - 4th printing
    4th Printing Cover by Gilbert Shelton
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    $2.95; Adult
    No copies available
  • 6-5
    #6 - 5th printing
    5th Printing Cover by Gilbert Shelton
    Cover: $3.25
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    $3.25; Adult
    1 copy for $29.95
  • 7
    #7
    Jan 1993
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Adult
    2 copies from $15.00
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Oct 1977
    Cover: $4.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Collected Fat Freddy’s Cat #1-3; Adult
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-2
    Book #1 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover
    Jul 1978
    Cover: $4.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Collected Fat Freddy’s Cat #1-3; Adult
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-3
    Book #1 - 3rd printing
    Jan 1990
    Cover: $8.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Collected Fat Freddy’s Cat; Adult
    No copies available
  • Bk 2
    Book #2
    Feb 1990
    Cover: $8.95
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Collected Fat Freddy’s Cat; Collects Fat Freddy’s Cat #4-8; Adult
    No copies available
  • Dlx 1
    Deluxe Set #1
    Cover: $29.99
    W: Gilbert Shelton  ·  A: Gilbert Shelton
    Reprints Fat Freddy’s Cat #1-7; Fat Freddy’s Cat Omnibus; Published by Knockabout; ca. 2009
    No copies available