Maybe this spider spins monofilament line which is thin and strong enough to cut the leg iron. (But then how does Spook avoid cutting his fingers off with it?)Parker and Hart were just having some fun here, methinks.
Two thoughts here, first, many dungeons had high set windows to torment prisoners with the sight of the sun which was always out of reach. Second, maybe spook is from the Roger Rabbit school of comics where you can easily escape your manicles, but only when it’s funny.
After Geo. Herriman’s KRAZY KAT, WIZARD OF ID is my all time favorite comic strip. Brant Parker was a comic strip BOSS! His drawings look silly and simple but he got so much milage out of every line – the compositions are always perfect. Great characters and satire – Really glad to finally see these all in print here from day one. Thanks to the editors of this site.
gammaguy over 9 years ago
Hugh Manatee over 9 years ago
…and how’d he get through the bars on the window?
Godfreydaniel over 9 years ago
The spider brought a file in the cake!
neverenoughgold over 9 years ago
Comic Physics at work here today…
Old Texan75 over 9 years ago
With reference to Ripley’s today, it was necessay to evacuate the building.
Shonkin over 9 years ago
Maybe this spider spins monofilament line which is thin and strong enough to cut the leg iron. (But then how does Spook avoid cutting his fingers off with it?)Parker and Hart were just having some fun here, methinks.
patlaborvi over 9 years ago
Two thoughts here, first, many dungeons had high set windows to torment prisoners with the sight of the sun which was always out of reach. Second, maybe spook is from the Roger Rabbit school of comics where you can easily escape your manicles, but only when it’s funny.
boldyuma over 9 years ago
Does not matter…We know after 50 years he got snagged…and put down in the funny papers all those years ago
wilthefinn over 9 years ago
After Geo. Herriman’s KRAZY KAT, WIZARD OF ID is my all time favorite comic strip. Brant Parker was a comic strip BOSS! His drawings look silly and simple but he got so much milage out of every line – the compositions are always perfect. Great characters and satire – Really glad to finally see these all in print here from day one. Thanks to the editors of this site.