Well, well well. Most people only have one sordid past. I know I do.
And Edison’s first sordid past involves a convicted felon, no less. Who knows her by her assumed name? What, when, why, and where will be revealed in the fullness of time. Who is this guy, you ask? The answer starts here.
Rad Sampson doesn’t look at all pleased with this guy. Or maybe it was the interruption. He may have had plans that didn’t involve Edison hanging around with a former lover. Plans for after dinner at the Captain’s Table, if you know what I mean.
Why am I concerned about a duragable crash, right now?
Never fear, my friend. If this was a daily comic, maybe. I could pull off a dirigible crash in a month or so. But it’d take over a year with a weekly comic, and I’ve got other stories.
Though it would be kind of cool, wouldn’t it?
She knows how to sord a past, that’s for sure.
I didn’t know that excessive drinking cured vision problems. I’ll have to give it a whirl.
Please read and drink responsibly. This has been a public service message from your friends at Groovy, Kinda.
Let me know if it works.
Karel K. Peck? From the R.U.R. Valley???
Oh, I knew you would get that one. Check out the Dick Tracy run to see what villain he was.
And you can thank me with a simple “domo arigato.”
I’m more conversant with early f&sf than with modern music videos….
Arigato gozaimasu all the same!
F&SF? I was an Analog reader, myself. I’m more into the 60s-70s sci-fi.
And the music video in question is from the early 80s. Which, come to think of it, is a long time ago.
Eradicate Sampson? Another Tom Swift fan, I see. Although this one appears lighter skinned and better educated.
Bless my stars and garters, at long last, someone got the Tom Swift Sr. reference! Congratulations and welcome to the Groovyverse, Timeghost!
Bit of Groovy, Kinda history: In this universe, Rad Sampson turned out to be the genius behind Tom’s many inventions. Once he finally kicked Tom (who was more of a figurehead, since, you know, it was the 20s), he won Mary Nestor’s hand.
This is actually Eradicate Sampson III, his grandson.
Perhaps we’ll meet his illustrious grandfather sometime?
I’ve been a TS fan since the 60s, when my parents bought me the TS Jr. books as they came out. I came across my first TS Sr. book in an antique store, and diligently looked for more. I recently discovered that 26 of them are available on the Project Gutenberg site (1 – 25 and 39, which was actually a Big Little type book).
OH, Timnghost, we could be twins.
I started reading my brother’s Tom Swift Jr. books in the late 60s, early 70s, and then collected every one as they came out (except for Galaxy Ghosts, which I didn’t know about until later). I still have my almost complete collection (see Galaxy Ghosts, the last one). I credit TS with my love of sci-fi and globe trotting adventure.
I was in a little antique store in Hindman Kentucky when I first found a battered copy of Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship. I never knew there was a Tom Swift Sr. series. Imagine my surprise and delight. I think I still have that copy.
I also have all my TS Jr. books, including Galaxy Ghosts (which I’m sure you can find on-line).
Have you read any of the succeeding TS stories?
Have you seen this site? http://www.tomswiftlives.com/
I haven’t seen that site! Thank you for that, Timeghost.
I never got into the later Tom Swift series. Occasionally I would get some in my store. Some looked interesting, but I always had other books going.
Tom Swift and the Galaxy Ghosts is going for a lot less on eBay these days. We sold ours 20 years ago for $400.
I haven’t read any of the more recent titles either, although I have a couple in print form.
I only discovered about 15 years ago that many (if not all) of the TS Jr. books came with dust jackets! The ones I have have the picture printed right on the cover, and some of them have blue spines and some yellow.
$400 for Galaxy Ghosts?!?!
OK, now that I’ve picked myself up off the floor and dusted myself off…
This is a tad late, but I really enjoy your strip (that beautiful line work!), although sometimes it’s a bit hard to follow.
I got the ‘Blue Moon’ comics and enjoyed reading the (or ‘a’) backstory.
Well, it was in the early days of eBay, and the later the book, the more it goes for (smaller print runs toward the end).
Yeah, sometimes Groovy, Kinda is hard for me to follow. My chum Vas once described it as “A stream of consciousness Archie comic,” and it can get pretty tangled. But I’m working on making it easier.
I’m so glad you liked Blue Moon! That will forever be my first baby. No matter what I do after, that will always be nearest and dearest to my heart.
Working on a newspaper comic has been a real learning experience. I may do some big experimenting in the future. Stick around.
I intend to stick as long as you post.
(I’m not sure that came out right…)
I got it. And I’ll keep posting as long as you keep sticking!
Your posts (all of you!) give me the energy I sometimes need to keep going.
And a new comic is coming!
Wonder what’s longer, her history or his rap sheet.