Al Jaffee Sinks to a New Low #AE2366

Al Jaffee gleefully takes the plunge in this 1983 New American Library collection, its cover showing a cheerful cartoon figure floating underwater alongside a fish, an octopus, and a bar of soap stamped "Compliments of Booksellers Everywhere" — setting the tone for the "watered down humorous washouts" promised right on the cover. Every line of that aquatic scene is pure Al Jaffee, who both penciled and inked the cover himself, and the wordplay-laden title *Sinks to a New Low* signals exactly the kind of groan-worthy, lovingly crafted humor fans have come to expect. At $2.25, this is a charming snapshot of Jaffee's wit in full, soggy bloom.