Best of
Funny

1982

The Far Side


Gary Larson - 1982
    During its run, the cartoon spawned 22 books from AMP, which were translated into a total of 17 different languages. For his work with The Far Side, Larson was awarded the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist from the National Cartoonists Society in 1991 and 1994. The group also named The Far Side Best Syndicated Panel in both 1985 and 1987.

The Far Side Gallery


Gary Larson - 1982
    All Rights Reserved.The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.The Far Side Gallery is an anthology of Gary Larson's The Far Side comic strips, which were printed from 1982–1984.

Garfield Weighs In


Jim Davis - 1982
    Garfield ranks first in his weight class, celebrates his second birthday, falls in love, and loses a stripe!

The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death


Daniel Pinkwater - 1982
    Walter and Winston set out to rescue the inventor of the Alligatron, a computer developed from an avocado which is the world's last defense against the space-realtors.

The Bill James Baseball Abstract, 1986


Bill James - 1982
    1986 BILL JAMES SOFTCOVER

Love Is Hell


Matt Groening - 1982
    Inside, you'll find handy tips on everything from Getting the Love You Deserve to Getting Your Heart Broken into Millions of Tiny Pieces. Plus so very much more. Why, we've even included a brand-spankin'-new intro by the author himself, written especially for this incredible 10th Anniversary Edition! And as if that wasn't enough, because you've waited so patiently for this special edition to come out, you get a special gold-colored anniversary seal right on the front cover, just because we care. Here's hoping you find a love as lasting and meaningful as this paperback.

They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat


Lewis Grizzard - 1982
    Without skipping a beat, one of America's favorite humorists, the late Lewis Grizzard, tells of the early stirrings of his wayward heart in the backseat of a '57 Chevy and the ominous murmurings that led him at age thirty-five to major surgery and the real answer to his question, "How much is this going to hurt?" In the process he discovers all the ways a heart can break. Young love. Three marriages. His father's death. And why his entire future suddenly depended on a little pig. He tells the truth -- the whole truth -- the kind that has readers laughing through their tears. United Press International said, "It makes you feel good to know a person can face the tubes, wires, knives and needles of major heart surgery and make you laugh about it -- hilarious!"

Garfield Treasury


Jim Davis - 1982
    What could please Garfield fans more than this special collection of the best of Garfield's Sunday comic excursions? Whether he's taking a bath, avoiding a vitamin, or using Jon's leg for a scratching post, he's the same lovable feline he always was.

Two Guys Fooling Around with the Moon


B. Kliban - 1982
    Brilliantly drawn and bitterly funny, these cartoons thoroughly demonstrate better living through plywood, reaffirm that what's good for business is good for America-even if Your Government in Action has taken to the streets-the Madonna is out of order and Yoga has been made silly. 122,000 copies in print.

The Mad Archives, Vol. 1


Wallace Wood - 1982
    It's visionary humor in a jugular vein, presented in a handsome hardcover format. Here is where it all began.

The Bill James Baseball Abstract 1983


Bill James - 1982
    2nd annual trade edition of Bill James' famous baseball abstract.

The Bill James Baseball Abstract, 1982


Bill James - 1982
    1982 edition.

Eulalie and the Hopping Head


David Small - 1982
    A reissue, in a larger format, of the first picture book by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator David Smalls.

The Once-Upon-a-Time Dragon


Jack Kent - 1982
    Convinced he is under a magic spell, a dragon buys a body-building guide in order to transform himself into a man.

The Cat Who Drank Too Much


LeClair Bissell - 1982
    

Wild Wood


Jan Needle - 1982
    Part of a series of fiction aimed specifically at libraries and secondary school English courses for first to third year pupils, this is a humorous retelling of "The Wind in the Willows" as seen from the viewpoint of the Wild Wooders, whom the River Bankers despise and fear.

The Valley Girls' Guide to Life


Mimi Pond - 1982