A nice big hardcover just came out, collecting the first three years of Dick Moores’ GA dailies. It starts at the beginning of 1964, with a story about Wicker & Wallet deciding to produce and market some dog-shaped lamps designed by Clovia and Slim. So Slim was in the picture for quite a while before he and Clovia married.It’s a remarkable volume, with story arcs involving branches of the family who are rarely seen these days—Judy and Gideon buy a house, try to expand Judy’s Donuts into a franchise operation, and have a baby. Adam and Eve have problems at school (Eve beats up a kid for picking on Adam!). Uriah Pert makes trouble for the Wallets. Wilmer Bobble runs for Mayor (against Gideon!). Corky and Hope try to finance an expansion of the diner. Chipper prepares for college. Rufus and Joel are there, too (and Rufus is genuinely ugly—Moores cleaned him up quite a bit over the next decade), but they’re more a part of the Wallet family stories than stars of their own arcs.
As I remember it, Slim was a school and/or a neighborhood friend and earned his nickname by being the opposite. Also according to my sometimes faulty memory, Slim was always crazy about Clovie but she was about to marry someone else then suddenly realized she loved him, too. Is this in any of the collections that some of you may have?
Llewellenbruce almost 12 years ago
He’ll lose a lot more weight waiting for that carto show up.
mrbribery almost 12 years ago
this is actually a radical re-imagining of Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” I wonder which one one is Vladimir.
Herb Thiel Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Poor Slim will waste away to nothing.
Paul1963 almost 12 years ago
A nice big hardcover just came out, collecting the first three years of Dick Moores’ GA dailies. It starts at the beginning of 1964, with a story about Wicker & Wallet deciding to produce and market some dog-shaped lamps designed by Clovia and Slim. So Slim was in the picture for quite a while before he and Clovia married.It’s a remarkable volume, with story arcs involving branches of the family who are rarely seen these days—Judy and Gideon buy a house, try to expand Judy’s Donuts into a franchise operation, and have a baby. Adam and Eve have problems at school (Eve beats up a kid for picking on Adam!). Uriah Pert makes trouble for the Wallets. Wilmer Bobble runs for Mayor (against Gideon!). Corky and Hope try to finance an expansion of the diner. Chipper prepares for college. Rufus and Joel are there, too (and Rufus is genuinely ugly—Moores cleaned him up quite a bit over the next decade), but they’re more a part of the Wallet family stories than stars of their own arcs.
hsawlrae almost 12 years ago
Slim just might get down to human size so he might more easily fit into his imaginary sports car.
ealeseth almost 12 years ago
maybe Clovia made up the whole deal (with help sending a notice to her) to get Slim walking. Of course, that won’t help with the rides he owes.
marvee almost 12 years ago
As I remember it, Slim was a school and/or a neighborhood friend and earned his nickname by being the opposite. Also according to my sometimes faulty memory, Slim was always crazy about Clovie but she was about to marry someone else then suddenly realized she loved him, too. Is this in any of the collections that some of you may have?
fixer1967 almost 12 years ago
I guess he has not opened the box yet.