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Mordillo's signature whimsy is on full display in this 1982 dtv collection, where a long-necked giraffe in a bowler hat and oversized shoes strikes a wonderfully absurd pose — cane in hand, all gangly elegance. The cover alone captures everything that made Mordillo's wordless humor so universally charming: a single goofy figure rendered with clean lines and warm color. A lovely snapshot of one of cartooning's most distinctive comic sensibilities.