[THE FAR SIDE - THE CARTOONS]. LARSON, GARY. Night of the Crash-Test Dummies. Kansas City: Andrews & McMeel, 1988. First Edition. A collection of Far Side cartoons - each one funnier than the next from Gary Larson, the recently retired cartoonist whose genius for spinning utter banality into hilarious gold makes him a true original. Paperbound. Oblong format. Fine.