Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 20, 2022

Maybe Mike can get Zonker to be the go between.

Sleazy Beanie Baby brokers made a killing before the big Beanie Baby bubble burst.

Hey, I live in Vegas, I’ll be on the lookout…

It’ll be great to see Duke and his son crash and burn when the Beanie Bubble bursts!!

I still remember when they issued a special Beanie for Princess Diana after she died, it was the purple bear with the white embroidered flower. When they first came out people were paying $300 for them. Ty begged people to wait because soon there would be more than enough to meet demand, but they didn’t wait. It was pretty crazy.

I bought one at a thrift store in the early 2010s for two dollars.

How stressful to lose her “babies” at this young age! Just kidding – losing prized possessions hurts at any age! :D

My cousin bought her kids Beanie Babies. Cut the tag off before they got them. “They are dolls.”

Beanie Babies are now worth about the same as the “Highly Collectable Trumpy Bears”!! That is to say…NOTHING!!

The ‘sleazy’ part is dead on, though.

If there is a dark underbelly to anything, Duke and Company will find it and gut it.

B.B. Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers

Lonnie Mack and twangin’ Eddie, here’s my ring, we’re goin’ steady

Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire

Loco-motion, Poco, Passion, Deeper Purple, Satisfaction

Baby baby, gotta gotta, gimme gimme, gettin’ hotter

Sammy’s cookin’, Lesley Gore, Ritchie Valens, end of story

Mahavishnu, Fujiyama, Kama Sutra, Rama Lama

Richard Perry, Spector, Barry, Righteous, Archies, Nilsson Harry

Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop it, Fats is back and Finger Poppin’

That’s Duke’s son,who unwisely forgave papa for abandoning him.

I shall get revenge for Alex by stealing Duke’s priceless collection of Trader Vic’s souvenirs.

Where did she get the resources for that kind of search? Didn’t you have to go to Malaysia to score some of those? :)

Call the police? It’s not just about recovering the stolen goods. They might find evidence that points to the criminal. And, the insurance company might want to see a police assessment.

Wow, surprise, surprise!

I would have put my money on Zeke to be the perp.

Cuts to the quick.

Is the thief one of Kim’s annoying employees? Or just some generic guy??

Isn’t that Duke’s kid?

The people who thought they would fund their retirement with Beanie Babies are now losing their nest eggs on crypto.

Oh, no!—Not Vegas! That’s so much worse!

So, how did the Thief know she Had that collection?

Because, if that was the only thing stolen, she was Targeted.

Is the theft going to be traced back to Uncle Stupidhead?