Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for December 18, 2020

If somebody’s revving themselves up should we expect another of those large hand panels next?

The team needs someone? Is Vic Doucette going to be this year’s pusher of performance-enhancing bootleg aspirin?

The character is, at least in psrt, supposed to be based on my life as a high school student. I hope pal Neal doesn’t turn me into a saint.

In all reality , à bifocal wearer with an artificial hand probably won’t be that much help , sorry Vic.

Late in the season for a placekicker.

Vic Douchette? Really? And his middle name is Massingill in honor of his mother’s maiden name. As an extra bonus, wait for it, our new super teenage superhero has a modified CRAW! The 12/18/2020 GT edition has a chance for infamy.

Panel#1 STP on jacket-are the cartoonists now doing placement ads?

He’s going to try out for towel boy. Seriously, I’m interested in what he can bring to the team. There have been some over-enthusiastic coach wannabees in the past who’ve failed. But with Gil now spending his days in the office drinking whatever it is in his coffee cup the team needs a real coach.

P2 & P3, I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me

Just what the team needs now — VD. “It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.”

Vic has new insights on the pick-and-roll that the coach HAS TO HEAR!

P1, The Cruising Vessel is running great.

P2, Vic Douchette talks to himself.

P3, Nice touch that The Bucket has a funhouse mirror in the bathroom and toothbrushes for the customers. Yeah, I know Vic is at home in his parent’s bathroom but I kind of like the idea of The Bucket helping with the dental hygiene of their customers.

Is Vic a nerd?

Instead of giant hand drawing today we get giant glasses drawing

Maybe Vince is the master of a “clean” rebound

That must be a funhouse mirror. It’s distorting the rise in VD’s right eyebrow.

What’s young Phil Donahue going to bring to the table?

Gil’s in luck! Corinna coached the football team for him, and now Vic is taking over basketball! Time to kick back until baseball!

P3- I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!

All Vic wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle

He’s the lost son of HvB

Is that Bill Cullen in his younger days?

I hope this isn’t another student genius who is going to try tp stop the destiny of second place. Multiple State Champion Gil, having just been to Delaware with success, will be implementing the Four Corners Offense so he won’t have to coach as much.

Oh boy. This isn’t another Bobby Howry type character, is it? He can’t play basketball but he can be a super valuable manager with whatever stupid secret talent he has?

And speaking of stupid secrets, it’s not a secret that Mopped Up Thorp can be stupid.

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