Back Fritz the Cat German Φριτς ο Γάτος Greek El gato Fritz Spanish Fritz-kissa Finnish Fritz le chat French Fritz the Cat Galician Mačak Fritz Croatian Ֆրից կատու Armenian Fritz il gatto Italian フリッツ・ザ・キャット Japanese
| Fritz the Cat | |
|---|---|
 First panel from a 1968 strip | |
| Author(s) | Robert Crumb |
| Current status/schedule | Ended |
| Launch date | January 1965 Help! Magazine |
| End date | September 1972 The People's Comics |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
| Preceded by | Animal Town |
Fritz the Cat is a comic strip created by Robert Crumb. Set in a "supercity" of anthropomorphic animals, it focused on Fritz, a tabby cat who frequently went on wild adventures that sometimes involved sexual escapades. Crumb began drawing the character in homemade comic books as a child, and Fritz would become one of his best-known characters.
The strip first appeared in Help! and Cavalier magazines, and subsequently in publications associated with the underground comix scene between 1965 and 1972; Fritz the Cat comic compilations elevated it to one of the underground scene's most iconic features.
Fritz the Cat received further attention when it was adapted into a 1972 animated film of the same name. The directorial debut of animator Ralph Bakshi, it was the first animated feature film to receive an X rating in the United States, and the most successful independent animated feature to date. Crumb ended the strip later that year due to disagreements with the filmmakers.