Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for August 03, 2020

Lovely even as a lizard.

Yay!

I’ve had a suntan every summer of my life and still don’t look like a lizard in my fifties. The key has been strong suntanlotion and good complexion as well as keeping my face out of the sun most times.

Congrats on 35! My wife and I have been married for 38. You are a part of our life…sometimes mimicking it.

I live in Florida and I’m surrounded by those Lizard Women. And despite how they look, they are still baking in the sun without hats and some not even sunglasses. I’ll bet no sun screen either. You want a successful medical career in Florida? Become a dermatologist.

I have a blonde cousin who was into deep heavy tanning as a teenager, I.e. hours a day. This was in the days before skin cancer was publicized and public information about it was disseminated.

She now sees her oncologist who specializes in skin cancer twice a year for exam and/or removal of a suspected melanoma. The doctor remarked that all those teenagers who are now on social security are her practice.

Fortunately I did not have the body or inclination to fry on a beach. Of course, as a teen I did not see it at the time as being fortunate.

If anyone is still uninformed these days, Melanoma is a serious form of skin cancer. It is less common than basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) but more dangerous because of its ability to spread to other organs quickly if it is not treated at an early stage. See your doctor without delay if you see any skin changes.

Rocking that swimsuit, Janis! Arlo will be there in 3, 2, 1 …

I’ve never liked the feel of sunblock. It’s feel too oily to me. Even the “non oily” ones. When ever I work in the yard I wear long pants and a log sleeved shirt even on the hottest days. And when I take a dip in the pool (I can never figure out if dip is me, myself or I) I wear a swim shirt so the there’s less exposed skin to put sunblock on.

A mix of new and old art like Lynn Johnston did for the final For Better or For Worse year in 2007-2008.

I know the “n” was intended but still enjoyed envisioning the “log sleeves.”

Grandpa Huie always wore long sleeves and a hat. He tore a sleeve once and got a bad sunburn. Skin cancer didn’t get him, hand rolled cigarettes did.

Those old sunbonnets and parasols looked archaic but were a form of sunscreen.

I was a total sun worshipper growing up. Now as an adult I’ve had a nickel-sized piece of skin cut out of my back, almost a quarter of my left ear removed and an inch long scar on my right temple where another cancel was cut out. Not to mention assorted other moles, blotches and misc skin tags all over my upper body. Yeah sun!

Seems Janis did not have a mouth back then.

Can Arlo persuade Janis to get back into that suit now?

So Janis was a sun goddess even way back then. 8^ )

I actually remember reading this strip. I still use the line “Long term rewards have nothing over instant gratification” because of Janis :)

What cat is that in the first panel?

I love the sun-tanning gags over the years. My wife went through the same thing. She tanned in her twenties, stopped in her thirties. Had occasional lapses but is now 60 and looks like she’s in her 30s

So you’re in a rut, eh? Guess I should move on to a new comic strip until your writing abilities return.

I sunbathe sans clothing.

and yet George Hamilton lives and still looks good.

I had that swim suit in 1986!

I went to Memphis one year, ( I had never felt that much heat in my life). We hung out at the pool, and I wore my sunglasses but, sunscreen wasn’t on my mind back then. When I returned to work, one of my co-workers asked me what was wrong with my face. I looked in the mirror and noticed I was two-toned. Where the sunglasses covered my eyes the rest of my face was very, very dark. She said she didn’t know Black people tanned. I didn’t know either. I looked like a reversed raccoon!!!

Still better than the monstrous looking plastic surgery hideous look

Good view of Ludie’s backside which we rarely see.

who is the cat?

Who’s the tabby cat?!