NMLP P-009710 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Far Side (first collection)

Gary Larson · Andrews and McMeel (Andrews, McMeel & Parker) · 1982

US true first of the first Far Side collection, 1982 paperback from Andrews and McMeel. The strip was syndicated through Chronicle Features, but the book itself was an Andrews and McMeel title. The 2003 Complete Far Side boxed set is the omnibus first and should not be confused with the 1982 first collection.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-009710 for "The Far Side (first collection)" by Gary Larson (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009710, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).