Red and Rover by Brian Basset for January 18, 2025

“We all live in a (cardboard) submarine…”

A cardboard submarine is so fake- unlike the spy decoder ring I sent away for.

The toys were usually better than the cereal!

I remember those days, whenever I had enough box tops, they didn’t have that toy anymore (sigh..)

Boy did mine ever soak thru quick in the swimming pool!!

Awe! I’ll give you tons of squeaker toys, little one!

Actually, the Squeaky Toy ads need to be on the back of cereal boxes…….

Not gonna happen, Rover.

I remember those little submarines that you got in cereal that worked off of baking soda.

In my day, a quarter and a cereal box top got you a decoder ring……..6 weeks later.

Awww…

I don’t recall cardboard submarines. I do remember the plastic ones which came as cereal prizes and were propelled by baking soda. Kelloggs also issued baking soda powered US Navy frogmen.

They probably do ……now!!!!

I was so disappointed that the plane I sent for didn’t actually fly

Cardboard submarine. Oh come on Red, I got a real plastic diving submarine from the back of a cereal box, in fact I still have it. You took the top of the conning tower off, put in some baking soda, put the top back on and put it in the bathtub when you took a bath. It would dive and surface all on its own.

Don’t make me start feeling nostalgic again, Mr. Basset!

Hi Red and Rover folks – I think this was one of my brother “gimmickgenius” followed and commented on. I know he always loved the “Uncle Jimmy” strips for Memorial Day. My brother – real name Jim – was named after our own Uncle Jimmy, who never made it home from WWII.

Well, Jim died unexpectedly last week, and his funeral was yesterday. He was only 65. I have to believe he’s had a great meeting with his namesake! If anyone knows what other comics gimmickgenius commented on, please pass the word. Thanks!

What? No Little Orphan Annie decoder ring offer?

Read today’s Baby Blues to see that cardboard and water do not mix.

Maybe …. Red will get you a squeaky toy …… Rover ……. :)