Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for October 31, 2009

Mm, I wouldn’t think it untoward if his mind was wandering a bit for him to wind up at Phyllis’ grave.

The gentleman can draw, no doubt about it.

I’m getting an ominous feeling though. I would rather have found Walt happily settled in that retirement home than [gulp] “chilling” in the cemetery…

Ya think someone should notify Skeezix that Walt’ is MIA?

Are you sure Walt didn’t wander off with the chorus girls?

Mr. Jim Scancarelli, nice work.

Hasn’t she got a cell phone? She could try to call his house.

..no cell phones allowed in 1955..

I sure do like the color for the daily strip. Nice job! I’m thinking that Walt is at the diner with the rest of the group. They probably spotted him with the rukus that was going on with Gertie and the stage hands. Now won’t know till Monday.

I want to see Joel & Rufus in colour.

I have actually enjoyed reading GA. Our local paper quite carry GA a long time ago. I thought strips where on a budget’; although I agree it’s nice to see color, but must be costing a forturne. I imagine Corky’s dinner took care of Uncle Walt and Uncle Walt is at home fast asleep from an excitting evening out. Gertie needs to check at Uncle Walt’s home but then this is Halloween.

It’s odd that they never mentioned that Byrd’s show was on Halloween night.

Grave indeed. I think that old Walt’s time is up. It’s the only way to really get Byrd and Gertie together.

tcambeul - Joel and Rufus have been in several Sunday strips over the years, all in color.

oooooh, creepy. I agree, the color doesn’t look bad…but I like the black and white. I’m curious if this was Scancarelli’s choice, since I’m sure he draws differently if he knows something is going to appear in color.

Though I have sorta harped on the lapses of logic here (like, Gertie dragging a 110 year old man to a concert in the first place, then ditching him in the theatre), at the moment I am content to watch the mystery unfold. Though GA has always been a primarily realistic strip, the bits of cartoony surrealism are working for me.

The art work is indeed impeccable. But in general, I would hope that the comics pay as much attention to Thanksgiving and Christmas (if not more so) than they do to Halloween.

since today’s halloween, this place is a SUPERnatural! muahahahahaaa…

Macushlalondra said, Hasn’t she got a cell phone? She could try to call his house. ———————— Yes she does. It goes ‘poik’!

3hourtour said, ..no cell phones allowed in 1955.. ————————————————– No seat belts either, but who cares?

The high head rest and much smaller steering wheel are also obvious, but this still a comic.

Jumbo’s post made me think. Walt may be old and he’s slowed down, but that doesnt make him frail or even helpless. My step-father was born in 1917 and he gets around like you would not believe. He makes cross country trips several times a year to visit family and maintains his pilots license.

I hope when I’m Walt’s age no one expects me to just sit and turn into a vegetable, just because I’m old. I expect to be running around and causing some kind of trouble.

Cicero contended that “There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it…”

I enjoy Gasoline Alley, myself, and I’m happy to return daily for that enjoyment. The consistent moaning of some regular readers, however, makes me think Cicero was wrong.

Sorry, Opus was busy dealing with Boy George.