F OR BETTER OR FOR WORSE T HE COMPLETE LIBRARY VOLUME THREE: 1986-1989 r STORIES AND ART BY Lynn Johnston r NORTH THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS EDITORS Dean Mullaney, Lorraine Turner, and Kurtis Findlay ASSOCIATE EDITOR Bruce Canwell DESIGNERS Lorraine Turner and Dean Mullaney COVER INSET COLORIST Kevin Strang Special thanks to Katie Hadway, Kevin Strang, Justin Eisinger, and Alonzo Simon. LibraryofAmericanComics.com FBorFW.com is the official website for Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse For Better or For Worse is syndicated by Andrews McMeel Syndication ISBN: 978-1-68405-426-8 First Printing, July 2019 Distributed to the book trade by Penguin Random House Distributed to the comic book trade by Diamond Comics Distributors IDW Publishing a Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC 2765 Truxtun Road • San Diego, CA 92106 idwpublishing.com Chris Ryall, President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer • John Barber, Editor-in-Chief Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Art Director • Cara Morrison, Chief Financial Officer Matt Ruzicka, Chief Accounting Officer • David Hedgecock, Associate Publisher Jerry Bennington, VP of New Product Development • Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services Justin Eisinger, Editorial Director, Graphic Novels & Collections Eric Moss, Senior Director, Licensing and Business Development Ted Adams, IDW Founder For Better or For Worse © and ® 2019 Lynn Johnston Productions Inc. All rights reserved. The Library of American Comics is a trademark of Library of American Comics LLC. All rights reserved. Foreword © 2019 Jean Schulz. Introduction © 2019 Kurtis Findlay. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Lynn Johnston Productions Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Lynn Johnston Productions Inc. Printed in Korea. July 6, 1986 10 July 7-9, 1986 11 When this strip was reprinted on July 9, 2015, "ghetto-blaster" was changed to "boom box." — Editor I have friends who are serious canoeists and they are in seriously good shape. After a couple of hours paddling last summer, I had to go to a physiotherapist for six months. No joke! — LJ July 10-12, 1986 12 .