Bloom County "Loose Tails" #[nn]

This 1983 collection from Little, Brown gathers the earliest Bloom County newspaper strips, introducing readers to the quirky cast of characters that would define Berkeley Breathed's Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip. The volume collects strips from the strip's debut year, featuring early appearances of Opus the penguin, Milo Bloom, and other residents of the fictional town. It captures the transition from Breathed's earlier style to the more polished satire that made Bloom County a cultural touchstone of the 1980s.