“He was an arc welder in his teens. Over time little bits of metal got into his face and magnetized.” (If you zoom in, you can actually see the letters in white that should be black.)
In the book, the cartoon Pinfold took on a life of his own after his “friend” (Georgie) started drawing him and the dog as a news illustration that became a cartoon. Pinfold actually didn’t know how to read, so he would take the paper to his neighbour, Albert, to find out what the cartoon version of him was up to that day.
We finally get a bit of backstory on Steelface. I guess the secretary is fairly new around there.
So much for a Halloween type story……here the baddie isn’t even a bit scary, lol.At least the next story won’t have a hard act to follow as this looks like a snoozer…
So the the notes are not shown as cracking and the dog seems to enjoy the singing, so the casting director must not be faking it (due to Steelface’s influence) and Robert really is talented. However, Robert is always asking Steelface for favors. Hmm…
The theater must be auditioning one person at a time for the role. Uncle must have called in a favor or did he pay someone? Will the readers ever know? Oh well…on with the story.
SO OFF TOPIC THE ROBINSONS , BEING LOST IN SPACE, WOULD NEVER FIND IT: I particularly liked this 20-second putdown of the hero in OTHERWORLD Ch. 23. The usually drowsing basilisk in the party just saved him from being devoured by a huge snake, and Midori isn’t ABOUT to let him forget it.
The (improbable, but what the hey) back-story on Steelface and his “condition.” Blonde secretary/receptionist is apparently new to the Steelface company and pumps dour, fatalistic Gaspar for the information that he is only too (un)happy to provide. It seems as though Gaspar has been Steelface’s henchman/flunky/front-man for quite some time and is pretty familiar with the whole story; he may even have been a childhood friend of young Steelface (or whatever his given name was before he adopted or was given this soubriquet).
And, of course, in filling Blondie in on the background, Gaspar/Mike Curtis is really filling us in….
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 1 year ago
Good morning™, missing letters in P.5. !
I like bob’s shadow in P.1. The P.2. approval looks genuine and not coerced.
firestrike1 over 1 year ago
that’s right, Steely, draw unnecessary attention to yourself… REAL smart…
Neil Wick over 1 year ago
Good morning™, everybody!
“He was an arc welder in his teens. Over time little bits of metal got into his face and magnetized.” (If you zoom in, you can actually see the letters in white that should be black.)
In the book, the cartoon Pinfold took on a life of his own after his “friend” (Georgie) started drawing him and the dog as a news illustration that became a cartoon. Pinfold actually didn’t know how to read, so he would take the paper to his neighbour, Albert, to find out what the cartoon version of him was up to that day.
We finally get a bit of backstory on Steelface. I guess the secretary is fairly new around there.
Brian Premium Member over 1 year ago
Looks like Gaspar isn’t just a bar chum. Is that a rifle or shotgun or something in the last panel?
Pequod over 1 year ago
Strange old bird shared a single word. Steelface has some pull
Some lines to learn. Applause to earn. Theatre’s never dull.
Got the part! Now rehearsals start. All the world’s a stage
Roar of the crowd. Cheering loud. Create what’s on the page.
Incurred a debt sans all regret. Steelface holds the strings
Play’s the thing. The words take wing. See what tomorrow brings.
avenger09 over 1 year ago
Looks like Homer Simpson in the last panel.
BreathlessMahoney77 over 1 year ago
If that little excerpt is typical of the songs in this musical I’m thinking Max Bialystock is producing the show.
fredville over 1 year ago
So much for a Halloween type story……here the baddie isn’t even a bit scary, lol.At least the next story won’t have a hard act to follow as this looks like a snoozer…
Sporteric11 over 1 year ago
The bubble lost two words in next to last panel.
therese_callahan2002 over 1 year ago
I could say the same thing about Dr. Doom.
iggyman over 1 year ago
I like the dog depiction panel 1!
iggyman over 1 year ago
When did “Crimestoppers Textbook” become “Tracy’s Hall of Fame” Just noticed that!
Tradewinds309 over 1 year ago
Even the criminals in Tracyville must drink their coffee.
Durak Premium Member over 1 year ago
So, he has magnetic skin? That way he has somewhere can hang his keys and charge his cellphone.
WilliamVollmer over 1 year ago
Some comic book science crossing over to the Tracy strip.
Another Take over 1 year ago
1-ROBERT: ♪♫ I SHAVED MY HEAD AND CHANGED MY NAME TO FRED AFTER I MADE MY GIRLFRIEND DEAD…
2-…NOW THE COPS WILL NEVER FIND ME! ♪♫ CASTING DIRECTOR: GREAT STUFF!
3-SECRETARY: How’d the boss come to own this used car lot, Gasper?
4-GASPER: He was working here as a kid and finally earned enough money to buy it from the owner.
5-SECRETARY: So…this place isn’t a chop shop and somewhere the mob brings bodies to make them disappear and to launder their ill-gotten gains?
GASPER: No. SECRETARY: Oh. Didn’t think so.
GASPER: Why is this can of soda steaming?
artheaded1 over 1 year ago
I love her look of annoyance in the last panel. “Answer the question I asked you – stop mansplaining things I didn’t ask about!”
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
It is as simple as that!
Wichita1.0 over 1 year ago
To cover that ill-conceived pin-up tattoo of Smurfette he got wile blitzed while on shore leave in San Diego.
Binky Premium Member over 1 year ago
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prrdh over 1 year ago
How does Robert see without pupils? Likewise the dog.
Darryl Heine over 1 year ago
Features a dog who knocks off Annie’s dog Sandy.
Don Bagert Premium Member over 1 year ago
So the the notes are not shown as cracking and the dog seems to enjoy the singing, so the casting director must not be faking it (due to Steelface’s influence) and Robert really is talented. However, Robert is always asking Steelface for favors. Hmm…
IvanB.Cohen over 1 year ago
The theater must be auditioning one person at a time for the role. Uncle must have called in a favor or did he pay someone? Will the readers ever know? Oh well…on with the story.
oakie817 over 1 year ago
arf
buckman-j over 1 year ago
Stop talkin’ and start walkin’ the story forward. There’s more dialogue and less action in this strip than Hamlet’s soliloquey.
Wichita1.0 over 1 year ago
SO OFF TOPIC THE ROBINSONS , BEING LOST IN SPACE, WOULD NEVER FIND IT: I particularly liked this 20-second putdown of the hero in OTHERWORLD Ch. 23. The usually drowsing basilisk in the party just saved him from being devoured by a huge snake, and Midori isn’t ABOUT to let him forget it.
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Mopman over 1 year ago
Pieces of metal go into his face and magnetized? Just, what, magically?
Cavenee Lonnie Premium Member over 1 year ago
Worst origin story EVER.
Sisyphos over 1 year ago
The (improbable, but what the hey) back-story on Steelface and his “condition.” Blonde secretary/receptionist is apparently new to the Steelface company and pumps dour, fatalistic Gaspar for the information that he is only too (un)happy to provide. It seems as though Gaspar has been Steelface’s henchman/flunky/front-man for quite some time and is pretty familiar with the whole story; he may even have been a childhood friend of young Steelface (or whatever his given name was before he adopted or was given this soubriquet).
And, of course, in filling Blondie in on the background, Gaspar/Mike Curtis is really filling us in….