
My apologies for any of you readers who find this gag too similar to one I did back in Watusi #5 … but thank you for still reading my comics over these past 17 years!

My apologies for any of you readers who find this gag too similar to one I did back in Watusi #5 … but thank you for still reading my comics over these past 17 years!

Run fast, Scarecrow! I don’t want to have to write mirrored dialog any more than you want to read it!!
There are times when Dale the writer doesn’t play to Dale the artist’s strengths … and a crowd scene like this is one of those times! If this goes on for too long, Dale the artist may just quit!
(As with the other double-page spreads in this story, this episode can be viewed at a larger size if you’re interested (or want to read the text easier)– just click on the image.)

And off we go…

Well, that’s nice to know … not!
Well? What is it?!?
What, if anything, indeed…
The Forbidden Fountain may seem like a deus ex machina, but at least it’s a genuine Baum deus ex machina …