Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for March 19, 1989
Transcript:
Luann: Brad! Stop drinking out of the water bottle! Brad: Why? Luann: Because! your cooties get all over it! Brad: Where? show my a cootie. one cootie. Luann: They're swarming in invisible gobs! We're all gonna catch your diseases! Brad: I don't have any diseases. Besides, cooties can't survive in the fridge. It's too cold. Luann: Oh, really? Where'd you get that bit of nature lore? Brad: In science class. We did a whole unit on cooties. Luann: I give up! You're too ignorant to argue with!! Mom: Brad! Stop drinking out of the water bottle! Mom: Honestly! You and Luann do that all the time! Brad: Luann?! Geeyek!! Cooties!!
In manga, that’s called an “indirrect kiss”!