Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for July 13, 2023

Hahaha, it’s funny because Jff’s harridan of a mother ripped away his self-esteem when he was a boy, and now in middle age he feels he must sheepishly ask his wife for permission to go on a vacation similar to one he took with Min-dull and Mopey Pete three years ago…a vacation which, naturally, is centered around COMIC BOOKS! PRECIOUS COMIC BOOKS! THEY’RE AS GOOD AS GOLD!

Ed Crankshaft, please come home!

Flashback…….married his “mom figure”

Look at the difference in working in the kitchen. In the old days you might be lucky to have one window A/C for the entire house. The lady is wearing heavy plastic frame glasses. etc

Sure. Go ahead and have lots of fun.

Rexall, the US’s first national drug store chain. Didn’t most small towns have a franchised store?

His mom looked like a pleasant woman.

Why is Jeff asking his wife? He should, by this time, be adult enough to make his own decision by this time. Certainly, as anyone gets older, they should develop their own mind (or not!). His mother looks, in the 2nd panel, to be the one “ruling the roost” and Jeff couldn’t make a move without mommy’s say-so. Poor kid!

Yes dear, you may go…..

It is sad that a mother would look at her child like that :-(

REXALL!!! I loved going there for comics and Matchbox cars.

i still have 7000 comic books

Yep, I spent many hours in the local drug store reading the new comics.

They didn’t ever say anything to anyone who put them Back after “Browsing” the comic.

If I had the opportunity to go to comic-con I wouldn’t be asking for permission. I’d be telling them I’m going!