Story title: "So Near But Yet So Far"
Cover Date: October 1936
By: Sheldon Mayer
So, Scribbly's still here, as he will be for a while, so let's get to it.
His friends are somewhat concerned with his newfound negative outlook, but eventually chalk it up to "the ineffable mysteries of the artist's mind" (they don't actually say that phrase), and move on.
Meanwhile, Ving Parker is so impressed with the boy's art that he's back in the neighborhood to look for him! And his butler, Perkins, is tagging along.
So they follow the trail of scribbles for four hours, without results. Look, Scribbly's drawings are amusing and all, but having two adults trying to find a kid that's not their relative for four hours is a bit creepy.
Just as they're exiting a coal cellar (whatever that is), they decide it's been quite enough so they head back to their car. This is what they find:
Enough to make anyone mad, but seeing how big of a fan of Scrribbly's Ving is, I bet he'll be delighted.
We'll have to find out next time though.
Next time: Scribbly buys a ventilator!
Quick reminder that you can read every Dell-era Scribbly strip here and this particular one on its DCRO page.
Now, let's get to the ratings.
Quality/Enjoyment: 3/5
Not much to say here. The joke still wasn't very funny (better than the last two though), but I'm still enjoying the continuity (I don't think we get any multi-parters for this "series" but the overall continuity is the biggest so far) and the slice-of-life aspect. I know the strip is very loosely autobiographical, and my guess is that there's a bit of wish fulfillment as well, with the famous cartoonist pursuing the kid for his talent.
Historical/Cultural/Narrative Significance: 1/5
Alright, that's it. Starting on the next entry, Scribbly will be featured in a different magazine, where he'll get two pages! Thanks for reading and have a nice rest of your day!
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