Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 02, 2024

Hunter S. Thompson called this.

“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”

Okay this is a nice little characte rbit. It also explains why Luke was the way he was a bit.

Is P2 a run or a rumble?

Less painful? Fewer drugs?

The entire baseball team jailbreaks and runs away in a desperate attempt to flee the strip once and for all. Meanwhile, Gil discreetly puts Luke on the clock as Luke distracts Gil with another sad episode of woulda, coulda and shouldas.

You’d be arrogant and insufferable, not like now.

“tendonitis”? A temporary condition easily treatable ??? No “I blew my knee out !!” Luke, pro athletes play hurt , you wussy .

P 4: “… instead, I’m stuck working here with you and your schmuck minions…”

I believe it is “Tendinitis”.

“You’d be a steroid user. And extremely dangerous.”

P3.5- annddd that metal plate in my head. Jajajaja!

P 3 (Gil thought bubble): “…I wonder what Beth is up to later?…”

Jim Thorpe move aside Luke did Football, Basketball, Wrestling and Baseball

P4: “Now I’ll just have to live vicariously through all-world phenom Rod.”

Okay, are we going to get a “what if” dream sequence now??

Does this guy ever not blow his own horn?

looks like gil is master of the shadow people today !!!!

P4 Gil: " Probably a lot less sore".

next luke will say he could have been a champion bullfighter but his vegan diet stopped him

gils watch tells him time to get a old fashion and some pussywillow

Is this sport #3 that Luke could have been a pro? And speaking of pro, 4 out of 5 pros agree that Mopped Up Thorp is the greatest comic strip of all time. Would you believe second greatest? How about the greatest “Gil Thorp changed the dialog” strip?

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There’s a woman downtown named Toots. She’s a Pro.

Then you would be an a$$hole without tendinitis.

P2- It’s Godzilla! Run for your life!

Love the comments today. So funny. Thanks to all for the laughs.

He coulda been a contender, Charlie. He coulda been SOMEBODY. Instead of a bum, which is what he is.

Fistpump Gang works out to get ready for baseball season.

Gil times how long between bragging sessions.

P3: Gil starts to fall asleep during Luke’s riveting story.