Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, Reagan's comeback from cancer surgery, the AIDS scare, international crises, the earthquake in Mexico, the startling increase in airplane crashes, the Live Aid concerts -- these major issues of 1985 are explored in some 350 editorial cartoons by more than 130 of the nation's leading editorial cartoonists.Published annually since 1973, this series presents a pictorial history of the year. In this newest volume, outstanding cartoonists express divergent views representing every part of the political spectrum. These humorous, shocking, delightful, and outrageous drawings stimulate a clearer understanding of the major issues and conflicts at hand. No political leader is spared as these cartoonists exploit their strengths, weaknesses, and personal foibles.