Al Jaffee Dead or Alive #AE2340

Al Jaffee's singular sense of absurdist wit is on full display in this 1981 Signet collection, with a gloriously goofy caricature — a wide-eyed, rosy-cheeked figure in an oversized hat, tongue gleefully sticking out — gracing the cover entirely by Jaffee's own hand. The promise of "other perplexing questions in the world of humor" sets the tone perfectly for the kind of delightfully twisted comedy Jaffee made his trademark. If you appreciate cartooning that makes you laugh and scratch your head in equal measure, this one belongs on your shelf.