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   margueritem said, 3 months ago

   I absolutely love it!

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   big G 3469 said, 3 months ago

   LOL!!

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   Gweedo Murray said, 3 months ago

   Hope the fishies tasted good.

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   Carmy said, 3 months ago

   The old dude kind of looks like Peter Lorre.

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   ejcapulet said, 3 months ago

   Giving Lio ideas.

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   Sisyphos said, 3 months ago

   Lio, don’t necessarily believe those tall tales Old Timers spin for you–especially not the notorious Old Comic Strip Characters!

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   ladyfingers86 said, 3 months ago

   FISH TAILS………..

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   cdward said, 3 months ago

   Perfect take on the old comics. I was thinking Katzenjammer Kids…

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   psychlyst said, 3 months ago

   claasic!…Mark shoots…he scores! and yes,Barnes n Barnes epic song “Fish Heads” playing in background would be perfect!

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    Lewreader said, 3 months ago

    The older I get, the better I used to be.

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    karensnext said, 3 months ago

    this is what makes lio so good.using another form,letting someone talk.we love it when comics cross over.”pearls”today(sunday) is eating the children @ “family circus”.washpost.com,arts&living style invitational week 841 see the slide show had a contest to combine 2 comics.it’s super.also good today pickles,brevity,and strange brew examines the mystery or ranch dressing.

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    dbwindhorst said, 3 months ago

    When I was a kid, we didn’t have none o’ yer fancy fireworks to throw at fish. All we had was harsh language.

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    kowilhelm said, 3 months ago

    “Feckless”, a word you rarely see, also appears today in Dilbert, go figure….

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    KaminoNeko said, 3 months ago

    Impressive aping of real old comics. I especially love the panel numbering.

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    kfaatz925 said, 3 months ago

    This is fantastic!

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    jmd4lsu said, 3 months ago

    Captain Eddie from Non Sequitur?

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    tgaml said, 3 months ago

    Love this!

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    TraceyMagrann said, 3 months ago

    I think the guy’s left leg would more likely be missing instead of the right leg! How did the fish get the left eye and arm, and face, but the right leg?

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    Sheila said, 3 months ago

    Such a nice boy visiting the old folks. So respectful…

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    Doctor Toon said, 3 months ago

    A few of the treasures of my comics archive are some Sunday comics pages I have found at flea markets and thrift stores.
    I have a half dozen sheets from the 20s and 30s.
    My lady friend just found the oldest one yet a few weeks ago.
    A 1910 Sunday full page Katzenjammer Kids, mounted on cardboard and sealed in plastic.
    Pretty good condition for a nearly 100 year old Sunday comic page.

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    Johanan Rakkav said, 3 months ago

    Brilliant idea! And since he’s an old toon (assuming it’s not just a fish tale), who needs any explanation as to how he got some wounds but not others? :))

    This Sunday’s working out pretty good for the Cartoon Physics collection! :D

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    billdi said, 3 months ago

    maybe we’ll see more from feckless freddie?

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    SherlockWatson said, 3 months ago

    Does anyone know if this comic was completely made up, or if there really was a “Feckless Freddie Freckles” back in 1915?

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    Zoë Brauch said, 3 months ago

    I love the ‘Old Comic Strip Characters Home’

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    Pacejv said, 3 months ago

    How old would Dondi and Queeny be by now?

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    Ushindi said, 3 months ago

    Since they haven’t been mentioned yet, let me raise a glass to ‘Jiggs and Maggie’ (actually ‘Bringing Up Father’), ‘Our Boarding House’ (with the Major and Martha), ‘Out Our Way’…

    (Almost forgot to mention - GREAT Lio today!)

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    Yukoneric said, 3 months ago

    Dupont Spinners never fail.

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    Saucy1121 said, 3 months ago

    Ushindi: you can find Bringing up Father and some other classics at dailyink.com

29. 

    TomCall said, 3 months ago

    LOVE THIS. Great one, Mark!

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    JP Steve said, 3 months ago

    I Googled “Feckless freddy freckles” and the only direct hit was Sherlock Watson’s question (above.) The old comic sure looks genuine, though!

31. 

    JP Steve said, 3 months ago

    Is Gertie about to come by still searching for Walt Wallet?

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    RogerWilco said, 3 months ago

    It had me wondering as well - no such comic BUT James Swinnerton did a comic named “Jimmy” which is virtually identical in appearance to our hero Freddie. Mark aped Swinnerton’s “Jimmy” is my conclusion. Coincidentally, the copy of “Jimmy” I have in my copy of “The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics” was also from 1915.

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    BlitzMcD said, 3 months ago

    By far, the coolest installment of the Lio strip ever, bar none. Even better than the one a couple of years ago in which Charlie Brown paid Lio to rig the football. A classic! Would love to see more like this.

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    R_Noonan63 said, 3 months ago

    Captin Eddie was my first thought when I was reading this this morning as well. One of the best in weeks. but then I say that every week.

    My other thought was how nice of Lio to Donate some of his sunday time making an Old man Happy.

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    Ira Nayman said, 3 months ago

    Perfect, right down to the copyright line in the first panel. Absolutely brilliant.

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    jnik23260 said, 3 months ago

    “Feckless Freddie” is completely lifted from “Little Jimmy”.
    And those wounds could be from other adventures!

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    comicsnoob said, 3 months ago

    Mark you should also be working at the Cartoon Network! Or do a Christams Special with Lio!

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    Colt9033 said, 3 months ago

    Love it Mark, please keep it up.

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    caucel said, 3 months ago

    Amazing strip, congratz Mark! I love it very much.

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    comYics said, 3 months ago

    Great how funny it is on that bench.