The Born Loser: Hey, Brutus, How Do You Want Your Goose Cooked?

A slim, one-issue paperback from Tempo Books (1977) collecting the long-running newspaper strip's earliest gags, this volume captures the deadpan misery of the perpetually downtrodden Brutus and his sharp-tongued wife, Gladys. Though the series itself has run for decades in syndication, this specific collection—associated with the strip's creator, John Armstrong—offers a compact, enduring snapshot of suburban frustration and quiet, relatable humor. It matters as an early, accessible example of a classic American comic that has outlasted nearly all its contemporaries.