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    Powers on Saturday Morning OYs May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

    I don't understand the context of the Lockhorns strip. Did Leroy for some reason expound upon the Seven Deadly Dwarfs…

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    Stan on Tiny BubblesMay 8, 2026

    If it's smoke, the circles are pretty uniform, especially since the cloud above is quite fluffy. Why would he draw…

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    I suspect smoke, which the illustrator drew as roundish blobs (typical in cartoons) and the syndicate colorist didn't recognize and…

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January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Speaking of “Operation”…

  • CIDU
  • Bill Bickel, comics, humor, The New Yorker
  • 18 Comments

jan09 NYer hospital room.jpg

There appears to be no caption for this cartoon; at least none that Google Image Search came up with.

January 8, 2020December 23, 2019 by CIDU Bill

The Old Gang

  • Art, CIDU
  • Bill Bickel, Charles Addams, comics, humor, The New Yorker
  • 39 Comments

know everybody.jpg

I’m pretty sure this has already been a CIDU. If it was, I no longer remember the explanation.

It seems to me Addams put a lot of work into this, but forgot to include a discernible punchline.

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Because if somebody’s hitting on her, that means there’s no need for her to be/get into shape??

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Pardon My Planet, Vic Lee
  • 13 Comments

gym

January 8, 2020January 5, 2020 by CIDU Bill

B&M

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Liō, Mark Tatulli
  • 15 Comments

jan07 lio b-and-m.gif

January 7, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Do we even want to know what the boyfriend must be touching to make her buzz?

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  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Scott Hilburn
  • 35 Comments

operation

For those to whom the game itself is a mystery:

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Returns

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Retail
  • 16 Comments

thought

January 7, 2020January 5, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Glazz

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Frazz, humor, Jef Mallett
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jan06 frazz glass.JPG

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 by CIDU Bill

SynchronicHalfTree

  • Christmas, Synchronicity
  • B.C., Baby Blues, Bill Bickel, Christmas tree, comic strips, comics, humor, Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott
  • 1 Comment

Submitted by Meryl A:

tree id

tree baby blues

The way this is drawn, at least, she seems more upset about the tree than concerned that Hammie’s holding a saw that’s as large as he is -Bill

January 6, 2020January 5, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Okay, but…

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  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Scott Hilburn
  • 74 Comments

raisins

B.A.: “If he’s a raisin, isn’t he supposed to be dehydrated? Or did he run off thirty years ago to become a star and his bunch is just now finding out what became of him?”

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 by CIDU Bill

GPSIDU

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Cornered, humor, Mike Baldwin
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