Nuts

In this thematically and narratively linked series of one-page stories originally published in the National Lampoon Funny Pages section throughout the 1970s, the master of the macabre eschewed his usual ghouls, vampires and end-of-the-world scenarios for a wry, pointed look at growing up normal in the real - yet endlessly weird - world. Readers watch as the stoic, hunting-cap-wearing protagonist (known only as 'The Kid') copes with illness, disappointment, strange old relatives, the disappointment of Christmas, life-threatening escapes, death, school and much more.