QUAYLE-LUUDES A RETROSPECTIVE 1988-2017.  For those of tender years or lacking in subtle political acumen, J. Danforth Quayle was somehow chosen to be the running mate of the estimable George H.W. Bush, and accordingly was elected Vice-President of the United States in 1988, whence he was roundly mocked as an air-headed light-weight. He was famously humiliated when judging a spelling bee when he vouched for an incorrect spelling of the word "potato" (including an extra "e" on the end, much like the author's name.) Had he been Nancy Pelosi, he could have claimed he was "set up". That event, and Quayle's extremely laid-back personality, immediately endeared him to your author, who was then a starving cartoonist desperately in search of a new muse. The result was, as they say, a beautiful and mutually beneficial partnership. 

Due largely to the sloth-like qualities of your humble servant, the actual Quayle story was not completed for four years by which time the Clinton dynasty had hit Washington, and the Quaayle-Ludes (or however it should be spelled) franchise embraced a new superhero, Puke Thighstroker.  Preliminary to the Quayle autobiography, we had prepared a parody of the Ray-Gun presidency using already tired imagery to delve into the economics of that era. All such memes have been included in this compendium, plus a few more fables addressing contemporary issues, Just Chillin', Seal Team Six, Inevitable, Las Tres Amigas, and Twitstorm. 

All stories follow a similar template: Recognizable public figures are lampooned in the context of a familiar framework; following a huge build-up of tension and excitement, each allegory ends as most things do in the bitter dawn of reality, with a whimper not a bang.   

Yes, I am aware that quaaludes actually has two “a”’s and not two “u”’s, but sacrifices had to be made at the editorial level for readability purposes. So there.