Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for October 28, 2023

Go hire the Uncle.

If Jones could really talk, this would be the time he objects. “HEY! I resemble that remark!”

(This is the end of a week… Bear and Jones *could be skipping off into the sunset here, while Joel and Rufus go find some other place to destroy.)

It’s a short update for the 28th, as the last nice day for awhile had the conductor out getting the grounds of the Dragon’s Lair cleared up for the yard’s winter nap. And you’ve got one sore dragon on your hands. Joel and Maryjane do some fairly spectacular damage in the daily offerings.

Bear and Jones go skipping along. Tra la la. If you showed the talking bear novelty act next thing you know scientists will want to open up bear to see how his voice works.

Better left in the wild!

Eh better call kid Mowgli. Just makes sure he no runs away with em pesky wolfs.

From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:

I hate to praise Rufus and Joel, but their proposal to capture this monstrous talking bear and display him to an amazed and horrified public for their own profit is frankly the most sensible one we’ve heard so far for dealing with this beast.

Thank goodness someone took the time to scrawl Jones on the back of that poor boy’s shirt. Otherwise he might standout in a family with a propensity for putting names in large print on clothing.

Then a visit to Hoogy’s place.

“Good news, we have located the child’s parents. Where is he?”

“Umm, last I saw he was heading off into the woods with the bear.”