Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 09, 1974
Transcript:
Woman: Boby! What is this boy doing here? Bobby: Mom, this is Rufus. Rufus, my mother. Rufus: Hullo... Woman: But you're not well, Bobby! And besides, he's... he's... Bobby: He's my friend, Mom. Nothing that happened yesterday has changed that. Understand? Woman: Sure, honey... Bobby: Good. Now where're my comic books? You promised me "Batman."
Steely little sod underneath it all :o)