Al Jaffee Bombs Again #Y7979

Al Jaffee turns self-deprecation into an art form with this 1978 Signet collection, subtitled "Another Great Big Dud in the World of Humor" — a gleefully ironic promise from one of comedy's sharpest minds. The cover, drawn by Jaffee himself, features a grinning mushroom cloud rendered as a jolly cartoon face, with tiny buildings, cars, and debris sent flying in all directions by the blast below. It's the perfect visual gag to set the tone: cheerfully catastrophic and impossible to resist.