Scary Gary by Mark Buford for May 07, 2023

There goes the neighborhood. Oh. Wait. Never mind. My money would be on Leopold… or the two of them teaming up to terrorize the neighborhood and have cookouts.

I wonder what story is behind that superstition.

Where’s Dewey and Louie?

Leo’s got some sharp competition now!

So…the bed is actually a liquid? Reminiscent of waterbeds…

Oh, dear. This should prove interesting.

I didn’t know Gary lived on Elm Street.

I haven’t seen a waterbed in years…

Enough with the superstitious hooey. I want more factual hooey.

John O’Hara wrote a book called “The Hat on the Bed.” Never read it. My folks liked O’Hara.

I’ve been known to sit on eyeglasses and even LP record albums left by me on my bed.

“This foolish belief was likely fueled from the static electricity that would discharge in the air when taking a hat off in a warm, dry environment. So goes the superstition, don’t lay your hat where you’re going to lay your head because evil spirits spill out from your hat.”

https://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/pages/hat-myths

I was hoping that was Travis’s hat, and that he has a dapper new look to go with his new body.

Panel five: Leopold and Freddie sitting in a hot tub, drinking beer and exchanging war stories.

One, two Freddy’s coming……

Unlike Gary, Freddy is scary. Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep!

(BTW, whose bed is that?)