Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for August 01, 2020

Tune in next week for another episode of “My Cousin the Ghost”!

“Hey Breezy, let’s go shoe shopping!”

“Lexy, you don’t have feet!”

“Details, details.”

Hopefully Breezy can finally see through Lexy.

And as long as Lexy is already in Florida, maybe she could get a job in the Haunted Mansion at Disney world.

Aww, Lexy .. why’ja have to open the treasure chest..? _;

I hope the Everglades villagers are all okay .. and that girl got the map (and her grandma’s recipe) back.

This was a fun story, even though my fave new character died. But as with most comics .. perhaps we’ll see her again, someday.

Those of us over 50 recognize a couple of those ghosts…

“At least will you guys come visit at Halloween?”

Who you gonna call?

It even had a little Indiana Jones twist at the end (without the melting face, of course).

Looks like Fatso, and maybe Stretch. Hard to tell when they’re semi-transparent. At least there’s a happy ending.

I love the fact that the other 2 ghosts look like Casper’s uncles.

ka-sad

First, Lexy becomes the spirit from Raiders of the Lost Ark, next she’s Spooky’s girlfriend, Pearl. (Poil)

Ka-GHOSTLY TRIO! Sort of.

I like “ka phantom”

Ka-phantom, that’s gotta be the most out there “ka” so far!

They’re not phantoms—none of them are wearing purple spandex!

KA-HAUNT!

And that’s the end of Lexy. While she did have it coming to her, it’s sort of sad to lose such a great female villain. (Someone you love to hate.) Hopefully, Dan will bring back Madam Poi or Goldie to fill that role.

Compared to what Rip dishes out, those Skull agents got off easy.

So the treasure is still out there?

This made me think of the Hanna Barbera cartoon, The Cat and the Funky Phantom Ghost…oh great, now it’s theme song is stuck in my head!

Fatso, Fusso and Lazzo… I mean, Lexy.

Come to think of it… There’s a blue moon this Halloween. Perhaps Lexy already has something planned…?

Levy’s backside in the final panel got past the comics censor.

Welp, that’s one way to write Lexy out of the strip.