Soothing Post-Um
Not much new around here, just recovering from spring colds and doing a ton of yard work, cutting grass, trimming bushes and Chinese elm trees. Our rain has produced an abundance of greenery and pollen! In Felix this time, from 10/12 to 10/18/1936, Felix continues his detective work in support of Tanglefoot, his erstwhile master. Seems there are a lot of clocks gone missing in town, and Felix has a theory about what happened to them. In the Sunday, Felix and “Whitey” square things with the washing machine salesman from last time. Now, Mr. DUD is turning against poor Felix, continued soon.
Krazy from 4/1 to 4/6/1940, the Kat tries to figure out which way the wind blows, solve the mystery of a Banshee wail, and listens to a mash note that Offissa Pupp records on a home cylinder machine. Of course the “L’il Ainjil” gets all the credit!
Patrick (1/3 to 1/7/1966), the neighborhood kids are getting more regular roles in the strip, Godfrey is featured three times in one week (offstage in the 1/6), and Elsa reappears, in the 1/5, obviously having failed to teach Patrick etiquette. Patrick’s addiction to “sody pop”, reminds me of my addiction to “Cocoa Marsh” when I was that age. I used to sneak downstairs to my Mother’s kitchen and swipe tablespoonfuls of the super sweet chocolate syrup right from the pump dispenser jar! I can’t remember now if she ever noticed the syrup level getting lower or not. I wonder if they still make that stuff; there was a circus lion on the label. Oh, sweet cocoa nostalgia!
joe c says:
Gasp … he hit a girl!
David Gerstein says:
Hey, Ignatz dropped the kat-hating facade and went out of his way to show (or at least lay claim to an attitude of) affection toward Krazy!
I always felt like by about 1940, Ignatz seemed to entirely understand what the bricks meant to Krazy and was entirely okay with that. (I hope Magnolia and Milton, Marshall and Irving don’t find out.)
Mark says:
Hi David,
I’m glad you’re reading the strips so closely. Yes, there DO seem to be a few chinks in Ignatz’s armor. I just saw a strip months later in 1940 where Ignatz and Krazy are happily sharing the Jail cell on a “vacation”. Of course, Garge may have just been varying his jokes a bit for fun. Thanx and a tip of the Hatlo hat for the comment.
Mark
Jason Lethcoe says:
Funny you mention Cocoa Marsh! My dad, (an avid pez collector) bought me a spaceman pez with Cocoa Marsh on the side of it and I didn’t know what it was!
Really great post, Mark. I wish we could do more stuff like Felix in the studios today!
Mark Mayerson says:
Gee, Mark, you used a spoon? I used to put my mouth right on the pump. Although, I have to admit that I preferred Bosco chocolate syrup to Cocoa Marsh. Too bad that Bosco had nothing to do with Bosko! That would have made it even more attractive to me.