Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for August 11, 2018

Farmer Biggs? Never heard of him. I was expecting Jiggs to mention Major Hoople.

Or even Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy, both of whom “retired” thirty years ago. Heck, there may even be a grown up Dondi.

“Nursing Facilty,” eh?

Sorta knew where this was going, but that little nugget of intel clarifies the route. ✨❤️✨

Wonder if Jim plans to retire after the anniversary story.

Not to start rumors. ✨

For Jiggs’ sake, I hope they serve corned beef and cabbage.—his favorite. I hope there will be other former comic heroes there—Major Hoople, Little Iodine, Dondi, and maybe Smokey Stover will appear again.

And so it seems the stage is set for a final act. And if indeed it is, thank you Jim for your artistry and stewardship of one of the final vestiges of living comic strip legacy.

Today’s strip is sponsored by Big Pharma, makers of all those incredibly overpriced prescription drugs. Walt takes over a dozen of them daily!

Oh, this should be GREAT! I haven’t read a Farmer Biggs comic strip in…..umm…..well, longer than I can remember. It almost feels like it never existed! Almost….

Make sure you use a lot of stairs and build a second floor after all it is for the elderly.

There goes the button into the bird’s beak.