Basic Drabble #12536-X

A perfect entry point into Kevin Fagan's beloved comic strip, this 1983 Gold Medal Books collection captures the spirit of *Drabble* right on its cover — a hapless student slumped at his desk, chin in hand, staring down an open textbook while a teetering, impossibly tall stack of colorful textbooks looms beside him. The titles on those spines (Economics, Basic Math, Geography, Psychology, and more) paint a picture of overwhelmed academic dread that just about anyone who's faced a study session will recognize. Fagan's clean, cheerful linework keeps the whole scene warmly funny rather than truly distressing — a great snapshot of the everyday humor that made *Drabble* a comic-page staple.