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Religion: anthropomorphic animal 
Name: Fritz the Cat
Other Names: Fritz
Classification:
lead character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Help! #22 (Jan. 1965): "Fritz Comes on Strong"
Creators: Robert Crumb
Number of Appearances: 8
Comic Book Appearances: 6
TV, Film Appearances: 2
Occupation: con artist
Species: cat
Gender: male
Note: in "adult-themed" comics and animated films
Fritz the Cat was featured in "adult-themed" comics and animated films which dealt explicitly with the 1960s sex and drug culture.
Fritz the Cat appeared primarily as a character in short comic strips published in other magazines, originally in Help! and Cavalier. A few publications (which can be considered "comic books") feature collections of these strips. These include: Fritz the Cat (R. Crumb's Head Comix, 1968) and the following compilation publications all published by Fantagraphics Books: The Life & Death of Fritz the Cat (Apr. 1993); The Early Years of Bitter Struggle, (The Complete Crumb Comics. Vol. 1., 1996); Some More Early Years of Bitter Struggle, (The Complete Crumb Comics. Vol. 2., 1996); Starring Fritz the Cat (The Complete Crumb Comics. Vol. 3., 1996); The Death of Fritz the Cat (The Complete Crumb Comics. Vol. 8., 1998).
Help! #22 (Jan. 1965): "Fritz Comes on Strong" (lead character)
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_the_Cat
- http://www.toonopedia.com/fritz.htm
- http://www.comicvine.com/fritz-the-cat/29-59032/
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0027089/
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068612/
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071913/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=164385