The Born Loser: Tarnation Man, Assert Yourself!

The Born Loser: Tarnation Man, Assert Yourself! is a single-issue 1977 Tempo Books comic that collects newspaper strips from the long-running The Born Loser series. Associated with creator John Armstrong, this volume features the hapless Brutus “The Born Loser” Thornapple in a themed collection focused on his futile attempts at self-assertion. It offers a compact, humorous snapshot of the strip’s classic, down-on-his-luck charm.