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Classy Comics and Sassy Strips

Back when I was that age corporal punishment in schools was alive and well, at least in the religious school I attended, and a comeback like that would have sent me to the principal’s office for a meeting with “the board of education”; if not an immediate slap upside the head.

A Public Service for GoComics Readers:

Above is the Sunday title panel for today’s Frazz as supplied by Jeff Mallett on the Frazz Facebook page. And also the title panel for Ripley’s Believe It or Not which is usually included on GoComics (the Spanish version includes the extra.

Tis the season

Red and Rover was followed by Rip Haywire Saturday on the GoComics “My Stuff” feed and Saturday saw a bit of serendipity.

Rex Morgan M.D. by Terry Beatty – December 6, 2025

Yesterday it seemed strange to me that there weren’t smiles ending the Rex Morgan, M.D. strip, after all Summer and Augie were patching up differences and spreading good news. At least today there was a brief flash of smiles from the two lovers.

Rex Morgan, M.D. by Terry Beatty – November 7, 2025

Sourcing

Well, Jim Keefe at Sally Forth isn’t the only cartoonist that can use references for his strip. Thomas Yeates includes a fine reproduction of the original Basilica of St. Stephen in today’s Prince Valiant.

Prince Valiant by Mark Schultz and Thomas Yeates – November 7, 2025

The Quiz

Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce – December 7, 2025

Big Nate‘s drop panel prompts me to question how many know the who the credited cartoonists for SuperCaptainCoolMan are referencing.

Curtis by Ray Billingsley – December 7, 2025

Only two strips mentioning Pearl Harbor today that I noticed. Barney and Clyde were all in on the date. Gasoline Alley had a small reference to the day of infamy, but it was the first Panel that got my attention.

Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli – December 7, 2025

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