The Far Side Gallery 5

The Far Side Gallery 5

Author	Gary Larson
Language	English
Publisher	Andrews, and McMeel
Publication date	September 1995
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback and Hardback)
ISBN	0-8362-0425-5 (first edition, paperback) ISBN   0-8362-0426-3 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC	[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/333135%0A10 333135 10]
Dewey Decimal	741.5/973 20
LC Class	NC1429.L32 A4 1995
Preceded by	The Far Side Gallery 4

The Far Side Gallery 5 is the fifth and final anthology of Gary Larson's The Far Side comic strips. It was published by Andrews and McMeel in September 1995. ^{[1] [2]}

Cartoons from previous collections Cows of Our Planet, The Chickens are Restless, and The Curse of Madame "C" are featured, all of which were printed from 1992 to 1994.^{[ citation needed ]} The foreword was written by Jane Goodall, who was commonly satirized in Larson's comics. ^[3]

The cover shows several flies in a movie theater watching a movie, in which a fly was calling for help because it was in a spoonful of tomato soup.

References

1. Huffman, Alex (November 30, 2024). "Gary Larson Made a Surprise Cameo in 1 Animated Production (& It Wasn't Tales From The Far Side)". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
2. "Popular paperbacks for young adults". School Library Journal. April 1997. Retrieved August 31, 2025– via EBSCOhost.
3. Wood, Robert (September 29, 2024). "This Far Side Comic Was "Hell" for Gary Larson to Draw, But Now He Knows What He Got Wrong". Screen Rant . Retrieved August 31, 2025.