"It's Called 'Midnight Surrender,' Herman" #AE6286

Jim Unger's beloved newspaper strip Herman gets the paperback treatment in this 1986 collection, subtitled with characteristic deadpan wit: "It's Called 'Midnight Surrender,' Herman." The cover says it all — a wide-eyed woman recoils in amusement (or alarm) at a gas-mask-wearing man holding what appears to be a bottle of perfume, surrounded by various cosmetics and bottles on a table. Unger's loose, expressive linework and gentle absurdity are on full display, promising a book full of the quietly ridiculous domestic moments that made Herman a comic-page staple.