Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for January 03, 2018

Does this exchange feels really familiar …

… or am I just getting paranoid?

Erm, no kidding: at this point, Walt would be not merely the oldest living person in the world, not merely the oldest verified male of all time, but there are only two people in the history of the world verified to be older than he is. Jim, you’re pushing the envelope hard if you’re still aging the characters in real time.

For those who don’t know, the strip itself is now 100 years old.

I think it’s a safe bet now that JS has retired without fanfare AND without turning the strip over to someone new. I hope we aren’t in for many years of these reruns before either new talent comes in or Gasoline Ally is officially put to rest.

Is this a repeat? If so, does anybody know the original date?

In 2018, the GA characters will be…Walt: 120.Skeezix: 97Corky: 90Judy: 83Chipper: 73Clovia: 69Nubbin: 64Adam and Eve: 58Gabriel: 52Gretchen: 40Rover: 39-41, based on his appearance at his introduction in 1980.Ada: 29Gus and Elly: 26 (they just turned 25 at Christmas)Boog: 14

Its a comic strip. Anything goes.

And he keeps searching for a heart of gold.

This from Wikipedia- Scancarelli has said he hopes to shepherd Gasoline Alley to its 100th anniversary in 2018. I don’t get it, the copyright on today’s strip is 2018.