Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for November 02, 2016

Shades of Major General Bartford Hamilton Steele.

Wow, this early Binkley really looks different from the version we got used to…

I wonder, at what point did a more recognizable Binkley emerge?

Probably about the same time he decided to get a German Shepherd… named Opus…

Yes, sir, you are totally right.

Today’s strip is from May 14, 1981. Two weeks later, on Friday, May 29, we saw the last strip with Binkley’s old, weird, bespectacled appearance.

And a little bit over a week later, on June 8, 1981, we see for the first time the version of Binkley that we know:

http://www.gocomics.com/bloomcounty/1981/06/08

Wearing a dress to football practice offers no protection these days. Coaches wanting to keep their jobs will not dare object to players wearing “self-assigned gender”-appropriate clothing.

I miss M*A*S*H. Am surprised they aren’t rehashing it like they’re doing every other dumb show that doesn’t deserve reviewing, let alone redoing…

“Klinger” Binkley trying his best to get a Section 8 from the Major.

So, whatcha gonna do, Bobbi Harlow, when Major Bloom runs all over Binkley (old version)?