Lio by Mark Tatulli for March 08, 2022

oh, those poor kids

I think Pennywise has something to do with this.

I’m certain there was another strip just like this one… except that last panel. It’s new.

You get what you pay for….

Poor Lio…fell into the gumball machine’s trap!

the gumball machine that excepts kids and not money as currency… huh, I think I’ll avoid this one.

Payback’s the..

Lio should know by now that, in his world, Everything Is Trying To Kill You.

That must be the Doctor Who ball pit.

Well, that’s a revoltin’ development…

No such thing anymore, penny gum balls!

Lio will rescued by his monster friends or demented cat.

A nice nod to the old Twilight Zone.

I still remember the color of my first gumball 70 years ago: a black one.

No to be gummed to death.

Now do you have to “Take a Penny” to get out?

At least, Lio has company.

This looks like an idea for a Stephen King book and/or movie.

Tom Servo’s turned to the dark side.

Gonna need a penny to get a gumball. Maybe more to get a shrunken kid.

OOF! I’ve had nightmares something like this.

pretty sure this has happened to me