Dialogue and pumpkin security by guest writer Tony Isabella.
Pencils (& possibly inks) by the great Matt Baker from the story “Call to Arms” in Fightin’ Marines #3, Dec. 1951.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man wiping his brow with a cloth.
CAPTION: Sheltering at home was taking a heavy toll on the usually unflappable Leon.
CAPTION: This was all that was left…
CAPTION: …of the security blanket…
CAPTION: …he’d taken from that weird kid…
CAPTION: …in the pumpkin patch.
1951 Art: Matt Baker Re-Creation: Kirsten Wilson
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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SCENE: Man wiping his brow with a cloth.
CAPTION: Sheltering at home was taking a heavy toll on the usually unflappable Leon.
CAPTION: This was all that was left...
CAPTION: ...of the security blanket...
CAPTION: ...he’d taken from that weird kid...
CAPTION: ...in the pumpkin patch.
1951 Art: Matt Baker Re-Creation: Kirsten Wilson
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
KW.lk15
CAPTION: Sheltering at home was taking a heavy toll on the usually unflappable Leon.
CAPTION: This was all that was left...
CAPTION: ...of the security blanket...
CAPTION: ...he’d taken from that weird kid...
CAPTION: ...in the pumpkin patch.
1951 Art: Matt Baker Re-Creation: Kirsten Wilson
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
KW.lk15
“Pardon me, Miss. I have to move this piece of scenery…
..it’s blocking my access to your bra strap.”
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…Ashton Kutcher is here, and we’re afraid he might start chewing on it.”
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…If anything at all goes wrong with this production of ‘Hello Dolly’, my Sergeant is simply going to get the vapors!”
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…so you might want to tell your friend kneeling behind it to zip you back up and wipe off his chin.”
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Meanwhile, Ron was surprised to learn that if he held his handkerchief to his ear, he could hear his fabric softener.
These are all funny, Jams, but—for some reason—it was the fabric softener line that really cracked me up!
Heh hee! Me, too! That last one was a bit surreal, so unexpected turn!
Ditto
Little did he know, Leon would be the first victim to suffer the wrath of the Great Pumpkin.
I can see this becoming the first Peanuts horror movie!!!
If I recall correctly, Linus von Pelt (aka that weird kid in the pumpkin patch) holds onto his security blanket with a death grip.
Well, since we’re approaching Halloween: emphasis on “death”….