Calling Doctor Whoopee! (A Doonesbury Book) #[nn]
In this sharp, satirical 1987 collection from G. B. Trudeau, the Doonesbury gang navigates a year of political chaos and personal turmoil: Duke faces incarceration and a haunting reckoning, Clyde mounts a quixotic campaign against Lacey, and Dick’s final act is a perfect photograph of a rare bird. Amid escalating absurdities—Havoc raining cash on Honduran rebels, Mike juggling fatherhood and a crusade for safe sex that spawns the unlikely Dr. Whoopee—Boopsie channels an ancient warrior spirit, and Roland Hedley takes a surreal trip through Reagan’s mind. With Trudeau’s signature wit and Don Carlton’s precise inks, the story unfolds in bold, layered panels, all anchored by Trudeau’s incisive voice and Peter de Sève’s striking cover art.
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Duke gets imprisoned, is attacked in prison, and his life flashes before his eyes; Clyde runs for office against Lacey; Dick dies, taking a perfect picture of a Bachman’s Warbler as his last action; Havoc drops planeloads of money on Honduras contras; Mike sleeps in his office, but gets reunited with J.J.; Rick still has problems being a successful journalist, and at the same time being a father to Jeff; Boopsie for the first time acts as a medium for ancient warrior Hunk-Ra; Mike gets involved in a campaign for safe sex, creating Dr. Whoopee; Roland Hedley revisits Reagan’s brain.
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