A little look into Nelson’s and Reade’s past. Or should I say Reed? Either way, it’s the present they have to worry about.
I wonder how Eleanor is going to handle this. With class, style, and a minimum of blood. Maybe. It all depends.
We’ll find out soon enough!
In the meantime, Happy 1st Birthday to one of my favorite comics, “I, Mummy!” If you haven’t read it, then you’re in for a treat. There’s a link, just to your right. You can thank me later.
Oooohhhh! Eleanor just got told by Nelson! Man, that was satisfying to watch.
Also, love the Brick Joke with the hatchet there. Even after having to bash his skull in, she still covers for him. Or, actually, maybe she felt bad about the whole skull-fracturing thing. Hmm…
I enjoyed watching Nelson stand up to Eleanor. Only the original members of Hallow e’en Boulevard (the house) can do that. Someday I might show someone else crossing her, and what happens to them.
I had to look up Brick Joke. You would think an old vaudeville fan like me would’ve known that one. Thank you for that, melaredblu!
Reed covered for Nelson, who covered for Reed.
Doesn’t matter how they felt about each other at the moment. As soon as Authority showed up, they closed ranks.
Nelson, class man. Class!
Whoa is that…Reade getting married?! I thought it was Nelson’s wedding and Reade was the best man, incapable of tying her own tie. But that would explain things…
I love little glimpses into the past. You’ve captured just the right moments that answer and yet bring up so many more questions. The right glimpse that says volumes more than what is shown in the panel.
And Nelson! Okay, now I can forgive him! He’s redeemed himself in my eyes. But will Eleanor lay down that easily?
Ah yes, what will Eleanor do?
Yep, Reade was married. She mentioned her “ex” way back when.
Thank you about the flashbacks. I wasn’t sure about the G.I. Joe one. I knew I had to have the Boy Scouts, to show them coming together to cover for each other. I’m glad it all worked out.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the name of the Motor Cabin…
Because I am blind and a fool! ha! That is fantastic! Thank you for the shout out 🙂
Whoah, they go WAAAAY back. Sharing GI Joe toys is a serious bond.
And those are the original G.I. Joes. None of your Adventure Team wimps for these kids.
Wow, surprises around every corner. It would have to be someone who’s has had so much time to get to know Eleanor and her machinations to shoot her down. Couldn’t see Reade standing her ground like this. Although, I can’t see it being that simple. It usually takes more to deter her. Like a distraction, and water balloons.
Reade might stand her ground, but then Eleanor might go Full Seductive on her, or probably Nelson. Either way, it would get messy.
It may not be that simple. It’s hard to read Eleanor’s expression in that last panel. How is she going to react?
Full seductive on Nelson or Full Nelson on … who?
Full seductive on Nelson first. He’s the easiest.
This is quite possibly the most satisfying moment in this sequence that I could ever hoped for.
Thank you, my dear.
It appears that Reade was still Reed when (s)he got married, judging from the (culture-specified) clothing. Which at least explains how she can have a daughter that’s noticeably HER daughter (same face, nearly).
And Nelson is wrong, though I still love him for the attempt. When Eleanor drops the news on him, I think it’s safe to say it will cause him considerable pain.
I missed the whole GI Joe panel – didn’t realize it was a doll. OH! Excuse me … “action figure.” (I always loved Jack’s comment during one of the Jack-in-the-Box promotions: “If you can run with it, it’s an action toy.”)
Yup-Reade was “Reed” back then. Nelson was his best man. Izzy got Reade’s teeth, and Tristan got her hair.
I’m still working out how everyone will react. Will they be devastated? Will they even believe her?
Will this be just another “Eleanor Thing,” like shooting the television, moving her house cross country, or sending Victoria into an alternate world?
Or will they all turn to Larry and say: “Fix this”?
All us kids in my neighborhood were big G.I. Joe fans. I think we knew they were dolls, but it didn’t really matter what they were called.
In the UK he was called Action Man and yes I too was a fan.
Even had the Full on Silver Fire Fighters gear.
Ah me them were the days…..a lot’s happened in the last fifty years, and to me as well!
There’s a reason I go through frequent archive dives – plus just hitting the Random button and moving on from there… I always see more tidbits each time I look at the pages. Many of my favorite comic artists manage to do this – to sneak in so many little hidden treasures that you really NEED to look at the pages over and over to notice them all.
I hadn’t really paid attention to “Massey Oaks” the first time through – and just NOW noticed the “hourly rates” on their billboard… LOVE it. 😀 reminds me strongly of that line of dialog in Pretty Woman.
I also didn’t really pick up on the fact that his head wound apparently was caused by him “falling out of a tree” AND “whoever threw that hatchet!” One or the other, kids; you raise little tendrils of suspicion when you get too complicated….
I’m a huge fan of Dick de Bartolo and the artists at Mad Magazine. I love how they would fill the panels with funny stuff.
The Scouts are covering for two events-Reed’s whomping Nelson’s head with the stick (s)he was whittling, and Nelson’s, ah, “letting the hatchet slip from his fingers.”
The Scoutmasters know that they’ll never find out the name of whomever Reed was chasing.
What’s the Pretty Woman quote? I’ve never seen the movie.
Early in the film, Vivian (Julia Roberts) has arrived at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel with Edward (Richard Gere) and they’re negotiating her “services.” I can’t remember the exact wording and I can’t find it online, but he makes some comment about how the hotel doesn’t rent by the hour (they’re much too posh…) and they banter back and forth for a while and settle on a price, and as they’re walking up the steps she tosses off, “I’ve been here before and they DO rent by the hour.” (lie)
it’s actually a fun movie, though I was just reading about it and, until Garry Marshall took over, the original script was MUCH darker. But he made it light with a few dark touches, and the dialog is great. I wouldn’t say it’s all that realistic (rich men probably don’t fall in love with hookers all that often…) but she cleans up nice and it’s just … fun.
Not really doing an archive dive – I just hit the “random” button and decided to re-read the comment sections, too and noticed that I never answered your question (almost eight years ago…)