Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for April 22, 2008
Transcript:
Panel 1: "I... *koff*... I wonder why the newspaper got rid of 'Bethany.'" "Because it's a horrible comic strip, of course!" Panel 2: "I mean, who CARES about whether or not Bethany finds romance with Jared or Jason or whatever his name is!" Panel 3: "Justin." Panel 4: "...I mean... *ahem!*... just... in time! The newspaper got rid of it just in time!" "Nice recovery."
“Bethany”, eh? Probably a veiled reference to “Luann”, a strip which is guaranteed to have over a hundred comments within an hour after it appears.