The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for April 04, 2022

wasn’t “Speedy Gonzalez” cancelled? Asking for a friend!

Ay, caramba!!!

No doubt his cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez got the cheese.

Speedy! NOOOOOO!

“¡Arriba, Arriba!“ [snap]

Andile no more!

Only bones? How many years a time do they check that trap?

Well, the poor guy’s like 70. His speed would inevitably be dwindling in his golden years.

my name… dead speedy gonzalez…

Muy bien señor

An Acme device finally comes through. (See the guys cap)

Good thing he set a speed trap.

Couldn’t have been Speedy G. – wrong teeth for mice. (I’m being pedantic and I know this is only a comic)

Slow Poke Rodriguez?

Did they use Fritos as bait?

Obviously some readers are old enough to remember Speedy Gonzales while younger readers would be scratching their heads over this. The character was so well known many years ago that Pat Boone recorded a very listenable song in his honor…. or maybe dishonor.

Lame…

Gonzales has thousands of cute tiny rodents to feed.

He might have been the fastest mouse in all Mexico, but that didn’t mean squat in Brooklyn.

That’s all Folks!

In the scene before this, Admiral Ratbar is saying It’s a trap!

Arriba, arriba, andale to hell…

Canine teeth on a mouse?

Are you sure it wasn’t Slo-poke Rodriguez?!?

That was the Frito Bandito.