Osgood is wearing Beetle Bailey’s civilian hat as a tribute to those serving until Beetle gets it back when he gets out of the army. There is no war or reminder of war in the comics since Willy and Joe got out and Bill Mauldin died. Mud, sand, corruption, death and organized industrial strength cluelessness creates a spiralingly depressing black hole for cartoonists.
Osgood is wearing Beetle Bailey’s civilian hat as a tribute to those serving until Beetle gets it back when he gets out of the army. There is no war or reminder of war in the comics since Willy and Joe got out and Bill Mauldin died. Mud, sand, corruption, death and organized industrial strength cluelessness creates a spiralingly depressing black hole for cartoonists.