Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for October 15, 2011

Why do Slim and Pops look so befuddled??That look on Clovias face says it all.

HectorPriam that smoke/steam is an artistic plot device to indicate an item has ‘disappeared’ mysteriously. Think of it as a cloud of dust in the middle of the panel as the culprit dashes off before he/she/it can be caught.

Clovia knows, Skeezix suspects, and Slim is trying to deny.

Yeah Hector, you’ve been around here long enough to know what that means!! ;-)And some of us have been around long enough to know what you meant :-))

A doctor’s thorough exam, maybe?

Caught red-handed. Give it up, Lil. Is it any wonder Tony Contralto was aftert her the last time we saw her?

Slim is sad his mom would steal.

Wouldn’t it be embarassing if Skeezix finds the coin on the rug, halfway rolled under a chair? Maybe Lil’s innocent look is just that- – -innocent.

1+1=2Missing coin + 4 people in the house= Lil Skinner