101 Uses for a Dead Cat

1981 book by Simon Bond 101 Uses for a Dead Cat 101UsesforDeadCat.jpg Original cover Simon Bond United States Black comedy, Cartoons 1981 0-517-54516-0 101 Uses for a Dead Cat, by Simon Bond (1947–2011),The Comics Reporter was a bestselling collection of macabre cartoons. The book was promoted with the tag line, "Since time immemorial mankind has been plagued by the question, 'What do you do with a dead cat?'" It consisted of cartoons depicting the bodies of dead cats being used for various purposes, including anchoring boats, sharpening pencils and holding bottles of wine. Release and sequels First published in the UK in 1981 as A Hundred and One Uses for a Dead Cat, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/simon-bond-cartoonist-and-illustrator-best-known-for-his-book-lsquo101-uses-for-a-dead-catrsquo-2325838.html Simon Bond: Cartoonist and illustrator best known for his book 101 Uses for a Dead Cat Bryant, Mark July 26, 2011 May 1, 2019 The Independent the collection was eventually republished in 20 countries and sold over 2 million copies.101 Uses for a Dead Cat. In Cartoonstock.. Retrieved 14 September 2010 from http://www.cartoonstock.com/101_dead_cats/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20101108053655/http://www.cartoonstock.com/101_dead_cats/index.htm 2010-11-08 It spawned two sequels, 101 More Uses for a Dead Cat and Uses of a Dead Cat in History, as well as calendars featuring the cartoons and even a book in response called The Cat's Revenge - More Than 101 Uses for Dead People. In 2006, a 25th anniversary edition of A Hundred and One Uses of a Dead Cat was published with a new foreword. Reception By December 7, 1981, it had spent 27 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. https://time.com/archive/6698790/living-a-comeuppance-for-cats/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121105132444/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953104-1,00.html dead November 5, 2012 A Comeuppance for Cats Time 21 September 1981 9 June 2010 Its success was considered part of a larger "cat craze" in popular culture, which included the Jim Davis comic strip Garfield, and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19810822&id=VAIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6864,1750116 Light Feet: The Surge of Cat Books Is What the Veterinarian Ordered For America Hinckley David St. Petersburg Independent 2–B 2 August 1981 9 June 2010 Time called the author and illustrator, Simon Bond, "the Charles Addams of ailurophobia." He received hate mail accusing him of obscenity and sadism. American Opinion stated that those who read the book should be "prepared to be disgusted or appalled from time to time".American opinion, Vol. 25 64 1982 Robert Welch, Inc. 1980s The book was parodied by British cartoonist Patrick Wright with his book 101 Uses for a John Major, in which the former British Prime Minister was illustrated serving a number of bizarre purposes, such as a train-spotter's anorak or as a flag-pole.https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17896779W/101_Uses_for_a_John_Major 101 Uses for a John Major Open Library 17 April 2020https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wright_patrick.htm Patrick Wright Lambiek Comiclopedia 17 April 2020 See also Earl the Dead Cat — "a flat, understuffed toy cat with X's for eyes" which came "with a humorous death certificate listing all the reasons a dead cat is better than a live one";http://www.maddogproductions.com/earl.htm Earl the Dead Cat Mad Dog Productions Jan 14, 2024 produced and sold by the makers of the Croc O' Shirt line of apparel References Category:1981 books Category:1981 comics debuts Category:British comics Category:British black comedy comics Category:British black comedy cartoons Category:Black comedy books Category:Cats in art Category:Comics about cats Category:Gag cartoon comics