Book excerpt: Featuring a hilarious cast of bandaged hospital staff, hapless criminals, zealous sales clerks, and frustrated cavemen, this collection contains 400 specially colored panels of Herman favorites alongside comments and insights from the cartoonist. Syndicated in more than 800 North American newspapers, the comic strip has enjoyed two decades of popularity thanks to its wry, nonchalant humor. This is the fifth collection of the high-quality, full-color series.