Lio by Mark Tatulli for November 01, 2009

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    margueritem  about 15 years ago

    I absolutely love it!

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    carmy  about 15 years ago

    The old dude kind of looks like Peter Lorre.

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    ejcapulet  about 15 years ago

    Giving Lio ideas.

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    Sisyphos  about 15 years ago

    Lio, don’t necessarily believe those tall tales Old Timers spin for you–especially not the notorious Old Comic Strip Characters!

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    cdward  about 15 years ago

    Perfect take on the old comics. I was thinking Katzenjammer Kids…

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    psychlyst  about 15 years ago

    claasic!…Mark shoots…he scores! and yes,Barnes n Barnes epic song “Fish Heads” playing in background would be perfect!

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    lewisbower  about 15 years ago

    The older I get, the better I used to be.

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    stevemcceney1  about 15 years ago

    this is what makes lio so good.using another form,letting someone talk.we love it when comics cross over.”pearls”today(sunday) is eating the children @ “family circus”.washpost.com,arts&living style invitational week 841 see the slide show had a contest to combine 2 comics.it’s super.also good today pickles,brevity,and strange brew examines the mystery or ranch dressing.

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    dbwindhorst  about 15 years ago

    When I was a kid, we didn’t have none o’ yer fancy fireworks to throw at fish. All we had was harsh language.

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    KaraBoo  about 15 years ago

    “Feckless”, a word you rarely see, also appears today in Dilbert, go figure….

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    Kamino Neko  about 15 years ago

    Impressive aping of real old comics. I especially love the panel numbering.

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    kfaatz925  about 15 years ago

    This is fantastic!

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    YatInExile  about 15 years ago

    Captain Eddie from Non Sequitur?

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    tgaml  about 15 years ago

    Love this!

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    TraceyMagrann  about 15 years ago

    I think the guy’s left leg would more likely be missing instead of the right leg! How did the fish get the left eye and arm, and face, but the right leg?

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    shewith5  about 15 years ago

    Such a nice boy visiting the old folks. So respectful…

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    Rakkav  about 15 years ago

    Brilliant idea! And since he’s an old toon (assuming it’s not just a fish tale), who needs any explanation as to how he got some wounds but not others? :))

    This Sunday’s working out pretty good for the Cartoon Physics collection! :D

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    billdi Premium Member about 15 years ago

    maybe we’ll see more from feckless freddie?

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    Sherlock Watson  about 15 years ago

    Does anyone know if this comic was completely made up, or if there really was a “Feckless Freddie Freckles” back in 1915?

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    zb5766  about 15 years ago

    I love the ‘Old Comic Strip Characters Home’

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    Pacejv  about 15 years ago

    How old would Dondi and Queeny be by now?

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    Ushindi  about 15 years ago

    Since they haven’t been mentioned yet, let me raise a glass to ‘Jiggs and Maggie’ (actually ‘Bringing Up Father’), ‘Our Boarding House’ (with the Major and Martha), ‘Out Our Way’…

    (Almost forgot to mention - GREAT Lio today!)

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    Yukoneric  about 15 years ago

    Dupont Spinners never fail.

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    Saucy1121 Premium Member about 15 years ago

    Ushindi: you can find Bringing up Father and some other classics at dailyink.com

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    TomCall  about 15 years ago

    LOVE THIS. Great one, Mark!

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    JP Steve Premium Member about 15 years ago

    I Googled “Feckless freddy freckles” and the only direct hit was Sherlock Watson’s question (above.) The old comic sure looks genuine, though!

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    JP Steve Premium Member about 15 years ago

    Is Gertie about to come by still searching for Walt Wallet?

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    RogerWilco  about 15 years ago

    It had me wondering as well - no such comic BUT James Swinnerton did a comic named “Jimmy” which is virtually identical in appearance to our hero Freddie. Mark aped Swinnerton’s “Jimmy” is my conclusion. Coincidentally, the copy of “Jimmy” I have in my copy of “The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics” was also from 1915.

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    BlitzMcD  about 15 years ago

    By far, the coolest installment of the Lio strip ever, bar none. Even better than the one a couple of years ago in which Charlie Brown paid Lio to rig the football. A classic! Would love to see more like this.

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    aardvarkseyes  about 15 years ago

    Perfect, right down to the copyright line in the first panel. Absolutely brilliant.

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    jnik23260  about 15 years ago

    “Feckless Freddie” is completely lifted from “Little Jimmy”. And those wounds could be from other adventures!

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    comicsnoob  about 15 years ago

    Mark you should also be working at the Cartoon Network! Or do a Christams Special with Lio!

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    Colt9033  about 15 years ago

    Love it Mark, please keep it up.

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    caucel  about 15 years ago

    Amazing strip, congratz Mark! I love it very much.

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    comYics  about 15 years ago

    Great how funny it is on that bench.

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