Sick, Sick, Sick

In 1963, New American Library published Sick, Sick, Sick, a single-issue comic that collects Jules Feiffer’s iconic, acerbic single-panel cartoons from the Village Voice. Feiffer, the sole writer and artist, dissects mid-century urban angst, political hypocrisy, and romantic neuroses with a deceptively simple line and razor-sharp wit. This slim volume captures a pivotal moment in the evolution of the alternative comic strip, showcasing Feiffer’s influence as a satirist who turned the daily cartoon into a vehicle for psychological and social commentary. It remains a foundational artifact of the underground comix sensibility, prefiguring the more explicit countercultural work of the late 1960s.