Frazz by Jef Mallett for June 25, 2013

Nice touch with the cast.

I like the pearls.

The mask in the shape of her eyeglasses is pretty good, too.

uh-oh, pessimistic view: I now see Gabriela’s parents suing Capt. O for breaking there dears lil wrist.

Beautiful! Go Big O! “True story.” And we all know that truth is stranger than fiction. This isn’t the first time Mrs. Olsen has made a personal sacrifice for her students. Doesn’t anyone else remember the Christmas series “A Mall and the Right Visitor”? I think it ran in 2010. Mrs. O worked as a mall Santa to earn money to take a trip to Vegas, but ended up giving it to a student so she could visit her father. (I think.) It was a series that stretched over a few weeks, and was written all in rhyme. Really very well done. I’ve tried to find it, to no avail. All I could find is this two strip excerpt, about half way down the page, here.

You know, it just occurred to me – every superhero needs a theme song. Frazz…? Maybe sung by her students? Teachers as unsung heroes, no more!

She doesn’t look any worse in spandex than a lot of the Real Life Superheroes who actually exist and insist on wearing it in public.

could be worse….imagine if she was in a bikini….

The “Olsen/Santa” strip run was the 2003 NEA holiday comics special but it does not appear to be online anymore.

Very funny and unexpected story arc.

She needs a cigarette hanging out of her mouth.

Yes.

Fabulous, even when Ms. Olsen does something awesome and selfless, all they can do is crack jokes about her weight. Way to be a great example for Caulfield, Frazz.

@aiquale Must say I agree. Usually, Caulfield’s commentary is funny to me, but this – not so much.

This time, Jef could’ve stopped after the second panel and it would have been just fine.

I am REALLY loving this arc.

She would fit well in the Tick’s universe.

Stands to reason that the Norse who produced the vikings, also produced strong-minded women and strong coffee.

Better than the Super Moon…… It had NO cape.

maybe ‘Too Much Coffee Woman’

But, what’s that in her right hand?

Cape? Check. Pearls? Check. Earrings? Check. Cat’s eye shades? Check. Bun? Check. Ready to protect children!