Story title: "The Foiled Pursuit"
Cover Date: January 1937
By: Sheldon Mayer
It's Scribbly's first day at his new home!
So, Scrib has just arrived at Ving's house big-ass mansion and is checking out all the drawing implements.
Take a look at this! There are pillars inside the house, (probably) famous art pieces, and even a bust of some random lady. Just how rich can cartoonists get?
In the meantime, one Mrs. Van Grabbe and her daughter Julia also arrive at the home.
So, the mother wants the daughter to marry Ving, mostly just because he's rich (ah yes, the one quality of a good husband, money!), but the daughter isn't really sure about the whole affair, not so much because it's an arranged marriage, but mostly because Ving is a cartoonist, and everyone knows artists are Ka-razy!
They overcome the butler and Ving is very displeased (he doesn't want to marry Julia any more than she wants to marry him) so he asks Perkins to kick them out, though, of course, he can't do that because he's all proper and well-mannered.
Also, he makes an expression that's very similar to one of Scribbly's.
I wonder if that's just a matter of the same artist representing frustration in a similar way both times or if he's trying to portray Ving as being a lot like Scribbly.
The women enter the mansion, and looking around it doesn't really seem like the home of a madman. But upon further inspection, they see this:
Anyway, when Julia sees this, she skedaddles out of there (understandably so) before the mother can even begin to stop her. She must have been afraid of finding the phrase "all work and no play makes Ving a dull boy" written somewhere.
Anyway, Ving is delighted to get rid of the gold diggers, Perkins knows who the culprit is, and the end.
You know, Scribbly should know not to write on the walls, I'm sure there was paper somewhere, and though Ving doesn't seem to mind, with the mess he made, this would've been his first AND last day at his home if artists weren't all stark raving lunatics or something.
The page isn't really over, and there's a title for something else... Anyway, we'll have to find out next time... For now, let's see the ratings, but first, read Scribbly here.
Quality/Enjoyment: 3/5
This one was actually kind of funny! What I like the most about Scribbly is following the continuity (as slow as it is) because the jokes don't always work for me, but this one was decent, while definitely not hilarious. This whole situation rings a bell though, but I can't quite put my finger on why... Some annoying kid staying at someone's place and driving away someone else that the first someone doesn't want to see. Anyway, it's probably a fairly common trope, but let me know if you can think of a specific story that uses it!
Historical/Cultural/Narrative Significance: 1/5
And that's it for now! The next entry is our shortest one yet! Hell, this one was our shortest one yet, for that matter, with its length being barely less than a page. So, if you want to find out how it can get even shorter, tune in next time! For now, Thanks for reading and have a nice rest of your day!
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