Funnystrip Update

Well, in addition to coining a new term (Funnystrip, ie, a comic strip which predates 1960), this installment contains several KEY PLOT ELEMENTS in the various funnystrip collections I'm currently reading.

First, as always, is Smilin' Jack. In this collection (#3 or 4, I forget which), Zack is starting up a new airline school whilst going undercover to foil the supposed criminal exploits of "Mummy," a rough and tough World War I pilot. The thing is, Jack is totally nutso about Mummy's daughter, and grapples with the dilemma he's in: can he rat out on the father of the girl he loves? He doesn't seem to be too bothered about it once he's done it, though. Also, Fat Stuff continues to fuck up at school.

Over in Mary Perkins (volume 2), Mary has recently escaped the clutches of Samson Anthony's (again, not sure if that's the character's actual name) wrench-fisted contract. A serious of creepy events transpired, leading Ms. Perkins to believe she is nothing more than a pawn; a paper doll of sorts. Now she's shacking up with some sensitive type, I think. I forget what happened last, but that Mary sure is a filthy slut.

Terry and the Pirates (volume 1, NBM) continues to be stellar. The truth is, I haven't read much of it in the last week. So I guess, technically, it's at kind of a slow point. It's still great, though.

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