Measles #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Fake Santa Claus," Joost Swarte’s distinctive art and storytelling shine as Hector, ever the caretaker, ensures a stray cat hit by a car gets proper care at the kitty hospital. When Zachary offers a gas cap to the ambulance driver—unaware it was meant for Dexter’s garage-bound car—the small act sets off a quiet chain of miscommunications and unintended consequences. With writing and art by Joost Swarte, and a delightfully layered cover by Rick Altergott, Jaime Hernandez, Joost Swarte, Steven Weissman, and Gilbert Hernandez, this 2000 Fantagraphics issue blends whimsy and wry observation in a story that’s as precise as it is poignant.
In "News Blues," a chaotic day at the garage takes a surreal turn when a hit-and-run incident involving a kitty sends Hector into action—ensuring the ambulance takes her to the kitty hospital. Meanwhile, Zachary’s generous gift of a gas cap sparks a chain of misunderstandings, as Dexter suddenly finds himself in need of the very part he’d been counting on.
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Reprinted in The Kid Firechief #[nn] (2004), The Adventures of Venus #[nn] (2012), Love and Rockets Library #12 (2016)
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