And yet it turned out not to be a problem. December 7 1941-August 14 1945, not quite 4 years which saw the US turn out armies, navies, and material on a scale never before seen. Then, we forgot to turn it off. So now we believe, like Skippy, that having a huge war-making machine somehow protects us from danger. That danger is just our own reflection in the warped mirror of hatred and distrust.
W are starting to see the seeds of the political, and depressive slide that will eventually do in Skippy. When I followed back when it started, I simply had a professional curiosity over what it would look like to readers as his life spiraled and his publishers got frustrated. I didn’t expect to really like the strip, but I have bought in far more than I thought I would, and this is hard to watch.
Yes, this is sad. Watching Crosby starting to unravel (even nearly 90 years later) is very unsettling. My father was one of those “forestation men” in the late 1930s, and he NEEDED that money—most of his pay went to his parents (not $30 a month, either). I wonder what Mr. Crosby would think of today’s military industrial complex and what it’s done to our country and our world.
davidf42 over 3 years ago
Wow!
bunwarpgazoo Premium Member over 3 years ago
And yet it turned out not to be a problem. December 7 1941-August 14 1945, not quite 4 years which saw the US turn out armies, navies, and material on a scale never before seen. Then, we forgot to turn it off. So now we believe, like Skippy, that having a huge war-making machine somehow protects us from danger. That danger is just our own reflection in the warped mirror of hatred and distrust.
prairiedogdance Premium Member over 3 years ago
W are starting to see the seeds of the political, and depressive slide that will eventually do in Skippy. When I followed back when it started, I simply had a professional curiosity over what it would look like to readers as his life spiraled and his publishers got frustrated. I didn’t expect to really like the strip, but I have bought in far more than I thought I would, and this is hard to watch.
bozo56 over 3 years ago
Yes, this is sad. Watching Crosby starting to unravel (even nearly 90 years later) is very unsettling. My father was one of those “forestation men” in the late 1930s, and he NEEDED that money—most of his pay went to his parents (not $30 a month, either). I wonder what Mr. Crosby would think of today’s military industrial complex and what it’s done to our country and our world.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 3 years ago
I wonder how this Memorial Day strip was chosen to run on Pearl Harbor Day?