What was Carlin’s line? I turned sixty-five - like a carton of milk! Where are the grandkids? (Unlike Gasoline Alley, where the characters -sort of- age in near-real-time.)
In March 2009, PvPonline.com had a five-day Watchmen parody called “Ombudsmen,” in which the heroes were all comic-strip characters; Dagwood was the Dr. Manhattan character, watching the world change around him while he himself could never change. Take a look.
margueritem over 13 years ago
Panels 1 & 3 are the true versions.
Sisyphos over 13 years ago
Aha! The old Perception Trick, ehh? –I’ve seen Rowdy Roddy Piper’s They Live!
ksoskins over 13 years ago
Lio is overdue for his visit to the eye doctor.
bobisahofferer over 13 years ago
They fit right in at Lio’s house.
kfccanada over 13 years ago
Actually, today’s 80 years old look a lot more vibrant than days of yore…panel #2 with grey hair…
pbarnrob over 13 years ago
What was Carlin’s line? I turned sixty-five - like a carton of milk! Where are the grandkids? (Unlike Gasoline Alley, where the characters -sort of- age in near-real-time.)
cdward over 13 years ago
Show me the Yellow Kid!
Colt9033 over 13 years ago
I don’t think they would look that bad at 80, they look like their 110+ in panels 1and three
pamlicorat over 13 years ago
Blondie is like Sophia Loren, she gets sexier with age!
Larry Miller Premium Member over 13 years ago
I thought they were zombies until I got to the second panel so yeah, they’d probably look better than that.
And of course that had nothing to do with Mark priming me to expect zombies here.
zero over 13 years ago
Why do I suddenly think I should check the dates on my deli meat?
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Blondie is still one of my favorite strips.
Simon_Jester over 13 years ago
I wonder what Lio looks like when he shows HIS real age.
He’d be what, in his teens right now?
( And ain’t that a scary thought? This kid going through his angst years. )
Nighthawks Premium Member over 13 years ago
amazing….all the food that Dagwood eats and he still maintains that flat stomach……
how annoying
freeholder1 over 13 years ago
A moment of reality bites for the Dagwood set. the first Homer Simpson gets full credit for the ones who’ve followed.
Sherlock Watson over 13 years ago
In March 2009, PvPonline.com had a five-day Watchmen parody called “Ombudsmen,” in which the heroes were all comic-strip characters; Dagwood was the Dr. Manhattan character, watching the world change around him while he himself could never change. Take a look.
Lawrence Stetz Premium Member over 13 years ago
Actually, Lio is only four years old. So, he would look not that different from now.
pschearer Premium Member over 13 years ago
Hilarious. Mean, but hilarious.
bald over 13 years ago
they still look good after all these years (at least in the middle panel)
Sisyphos i have that movie on DVD in fact i just watched it last week
ChukLitl Premium Member over 13 years ago
Liō found the portrait they had hidden in the attic.
Shikamoo Premium Member over 13 years ago
Dorian Gray meets Blondie.
Boots at the Boar Premium Member over 13 years ago
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
comicsgeniusguy over 13 years ago
Blondie really turned 80 on September 8th. Get your dates right, mark!
Tulitikku about 2 years ago
It looks like their skin is melting off hrrr