Stormy Weather

by John | Jun 27, 2021 | Uncategorized

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With Monday (June 28) projected to be the hottest day (here in Seattle) in recorded history, I decided to cool off a bit (digitally) and run today’s comic. Given the current heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, even cartoonish rain is welcome.

How hot is it going to be in Seattle? The forecast is for 109 degrees F. That’s six degrees hotter than our record—and it’s still only June!!!

Shelagh and I will be fine. Unlike most Seattleites, we do have AC. But, we’re in the minority here. And it’s going to range from extremely uncomfortable to deadly for some folks in this region.

(Boy, it seemed like an extravagance when we plunked down the money for AC years ago, but it’s been well worth it over the years—especially as temperatures keep rising.)

My thanks to Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira for the cooler weather in today’s comic. Now if they—or anyone—can just figure out how to make it cooler in the real world. Seattle may be famous for its weather, but right now we could use more cool, wet relief!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils by John Celardo from the story “Stand-In for Love” in Intimate Love #24, Sept. 1953.

Transcript:

SCENE: Woman outside a building, running (or at least hurrying) in the rain. She is wearing either a kerchief or a rain bonnet on her head.

CAPTION: Soaked nearly to the bone, Nancy cursed her naivete. Her cruel sorority sisters had pranked her again. It most definitely was not raining men!

1953 Pencils: John Celardo New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella

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