“…and that, my boy, is why I did not get the job illustrating the Tintin comics. Now let’s go rescue that squirrel from the electric, barbed-wire fence.”
The squirrel froze in outraged disbelief, unable to believe it’s ears. The father looked at his son in horror. But it had happened, and there was no taking the words back. The boy had mocked the Electric Squirrel’s nuts.
“Billy, do you like squirrels?” (“Airplane!” flashbacks galore)
I don’t think the terrible proportions on everything are an attempt to make it subtly sci-fi, I think the artist just sucks.
@Francis: My thought exactly. We own Vol. 3 in this series by the same publisher, and it has a reprint of the original magazine cover for “Killdozer”. Why they later decided to go with … this… is a mystery.
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:23 am
I’ll ignore the glowing squirrel and concentrate on the puzzling artistic mix of five o’clock shadow and rosy cheeks. Even money the kid is a robot.
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:27 am
“…and that child’s name was Verruca Salt. Consider this a warning.”
February 3rd, 2021 at 12:56 pm
“Christ, what an asshole!”
(That’s not a caption, that’s just my opinion of whoever decided to do this to Theodore Sturgeon.)
February 3rd, 2021 at 1:08 pm
“You should always offer your guests an almond when they arrive. But only an almond. That’s very important.”
February 3rd, 2021 at 2:12 pm
“…and that, my boy, is why I did not get the job illustrating the Tintin comics. Now let’s go rescue that squirrel from the electric, barbed-wire fence.”
February 3rd, 2021 at 2:20 pm
Dad screws up the ‘birds and the bees’ talk.
February 3rd, 2021 at 2:57 pm
Who’d have thought giant squirrels would be so good with broken down car engines.
February 3rd, 2021 at 3:33 pm
“And that’s why I have a leg tattoo of a squirrel reaching up for my nuts”
February 3rd, 2021 at 5:06 pm
The squirrel froze in outraged disbelief, unable to believe it’s ears. The father looked at his son in horror. But it had happened, and there was no taking the words back. The boy had mocked the Electric Squirrel’s nuts.
February 3rd, 2021 at 6:30 pm
“You had better let go of your nuts now, son. I think the squirrel’s getting ideas about where to hide his stash.”
February 3rd, 2021 at 8:57 pm
@B’Mancer—GSS!
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:00 pm
Did the father wander in from a DEVO album cover?
February 3rd, 2021 at 11:52 pm
“Billy, do you like squirrels?” (“Airplane!” flashbacks galore)
I don’t think the terrible proportions on everything are an attempt to make it subtly sci-fi, I think the artist just sucks.
@Francis: My thought exactly. We own Vol. 3 in this series by the same publisher, and it has a reprint of the original magazine cover for “Killdozer”. Why they later decided to go with … this… is a mystery.
GSS to all the nut jokes, esp. BC’s.
February 4th, 2021 at 1:02 am
I’m sorry Tommy, but Electro Squirrel demands the sacrifice of the first born child.
February 7th, 2021 at 3:00 pm
Never before has squirrel-spotting seemed so creepy…
February 9th, 2021 at 9:37 pm
It was tough for kids in olden days: the punishment for failing Tufty’s road safety test was to be hurled onto barbed wire by a paedophile.
May 30th, 2021 at 8:37 pm
“Now, son, it’s about time I told you the tale of why you should never trust squirrels.”