Lio by Mark Tatulli for August 05, 2012

He saved Davey Crockett’s coon skin cap!

What about Jim Bowie ‘s knife, or Col. William Travis’s sward? He could have got those as well.

Awwww…always did love Davy Crockett! Even bought my kids a coonskin cap when they were kiddoes. I bet none of them even remember. RIP all those who fought to the end at the Alamo so long ago.

That’s what I’d do, loot antiquities and collectables for profit.

odd the Facade on the wall where is said Alamo wasn’t added ;until much later

Awesome depiction, Mark!You managed to show the sheer desperation of the Texans and the odds they faced.

Who would ever forget the Alamo?

the day that texas celebrates the theft of Mexican land

did Lio make a hole in that cap for his forelock?

Hoorah for the Texans! Scavenging the battlefield while the corpses are still warm is not my idea of fun, however. Still, it’s an honored souvenir, Lio!

If this was March 6th the comic would have more impact.

we came, we saw, we brought back souvenirs

Yoo bad he did not take back some machines guns. I know that Cybil has a few extra laying around. Crockett and Bowie could have made good use of a few M-60s

I left my palomino and my ammo at the Alamo……..Personally, I was always a much bigger fan of Daniel Boone than of Davey Crockett. I’ve really been enjoying the “Daniel Boone” old reruns on TV lately since I never got a chance to see them as a kid.

Rod Taylor has nothing on Lio.

wowww I love this strip…

Did he pull that off Davy’s dead head?

My brother and I recieved "coonskin"caps for Christmas(‘56 or’57) First time we got them wet in the rain into the trash they went.smelled like wet/dirty dog!!

Add a time machine to my Xmas list this year….

That’s one way to get a coonskin cap.

Seriously, everyone (the Americans) died.

Just had to fire up “The Ballad Of Davy Crockett” sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford..

The rebels at the Alamo were not Americans. they were Texicans and staged the revolt because Mexico was going to end slavery, a situation they (the Texicans) found intolerable.

That land really belonged to the indigenous peoples – long before the Europeans “discovered” it.

precisely my question ,

Is there a function for setting this strip the right way?

Worldwide they still shoot the little kids that scavenge fresh battlefields. Usually it has to be done at night to pick up anything your family can sell later.

As a native Texan, this just made me wince. Seems just like something our two recent governors would have absconded with if they had the chance.

Lio and Mr. Tatulli should be ashamed. This is not a place to be a comic strip for. My damned stroke – I can’t go any more. Please listen to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL62m5umP4g&NR=1

You should listen twice

I used to like this strip, but it has lost its appeal. I only read it on Sundays now, mainly because the coloring is always done verry well.. Today’s strip is lousy and disrespectful of the people who fought at the Alamo.

Did he find the hat in the basement?

Reminds me of the Far Side cartoon, where General Santa Ana gives his kid a genuine Davy Crockett hat for Christmas!