Al Jaffee Shoots His Mouth Off #AJ1569

Al Jaffee's self-deprecating wit is on full display in this 1982 Signet paperback, whose cover — drawn and inked by Jaffee himself — shows a gleeful, curly-haired little figure gleefully brandishing a tommy gun at a billboard-sized caricature of a big, grinning face, with rubble scattered at its base where the mouth used to be. The gag perfectly captures Jaffee's gift for turning a tired phrase into a delightful visual pun. Subtitled And Other Near Misses in the World of Humor, this collection promises the same sharp, warm absurdity that made Jaffee one of the most distinctive comic voices of his era.