Sherman and Hawthorne are using a lariat to pursue a hairless beach ape.
Title page; front matter; dedication. Spot illustration of Fillmore and Ernest reading this book.
Compilation of daily and Sunday newspaper comic strips. Notable story arcs include: Thornton the polar bear comes to Kapupu Lagoon; Sherman hatches a plesiosaur egg; Megan and Fillmore travel into space with disco aliens; Fillmore goes to sea turtle mating at Ascension Island; lagoon residents set up web pages; Megan shoots Sherman's brother with a spear gun; Dr. Fishwonk studies shark intelligence; Ernest studies dentistry; Sherman and Ernest fake Sherman's death. Lower right corners of odd-numbered pages present a "flip book" story of the meeting of a swordfish and a puffer fish.
Aerial view of Kapupu Island and Lagoon
Back cover. Photo of Jim Toomey on beach in diving suit; drawing of Fillmore incorporated into photo.