Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 03, 1995

Transcript:

Mike: We're back with our annual readers' mailbag! Care to handle our next letter, Marcus? Mark: You got it, Mike! L.Z. from Tupelo writes: "Dear guys: What happened to Zonker? He was in yesterday's strip, and now he's gone. What's the deal?" Mike: Well, L.Z., the truth is he was replaced. The demands of the material shifted, becoming less whimsical, so a harder-edged character was brought in to take over. It may seem a little unfair... Zonker: But hey - it happens!