The December 27 issue of The New Yorker is the the first Cartoons & Puzzles issue. As pointed out by Ink Spill this week, that combination of subjects readily brings to mind The New Yorker Book of Cartoon Puzzles and Games published in 2006. One of the best copies of that book I've come across was listed last year on AbeBooks—and subsequently sold. It is signed by five of the contributors, including New Yorker cartoonist and puzzle constructor Robert Leighton, New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz, then-New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff, as well as Mike Shenk and Amy Goldstein, both puzzle makers from Puzzability.
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| Signed by Robert Leighton, Mike Shenk, Amy Goldstein, Will Shortz, and Bob Mankoff |
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The New Yorker Book of Cartoon Puzzles and Games
AbeBooks listing accessed March 27, 2020
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Thrift Books - Motor City could use some work on its camera skills. A stock photo gives a better image of the cover. The cartoonists are Roz Chast, Robert Weber, Jack Ziegler, Bruce Eric Kaplan, James Stevenson, Leo Cullum, Gahan Wilson, and Arnie Levin.
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Christoph Niemann
"Give Us a Clue"
The New Yorker, December 27, 2021
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Note: My thanks to Robert Leighton for correctly identifying the cartoonist who drew the cat in the lab coat, James Stevenson. I've got it right now. He also confirmed the occupation of puzzlers Mike Shenk and Amy Goldstein.
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Just wanted to clarify that the cat is by James Stevenson. In the complete cartoon, he's the coroner in a cat universe, informing two cat cops the cause of death: "Curiosity." And yes, the two other signatures belong to my puzzle-writing partners at Puzzability, Mike Shenk and Amy Goldstein.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Robert! I have updated the post and now correctly identified the cartoonist who drew the cat in the lab coat.
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