I Had a Frightmare [Family Circus]

A single-issue 1990 release from Gold Medal Books, I Had a Frightmare is a darkly comedic, one-off parody of Bil Keane's beloved Family Circus strip. Instead of the usual wholesome domestic chaos, this special issue twists the familiar panel style into a nightmare realm, with the classic characters confronting their own surreal and unsettling fears. It's a cult-curious artifact—a sharp, affectionate spoof that shows just how much mileage can be wrung from a sunny comic's shadow side.