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In today's comics (Fri Aug 26):

 

Dennis the Menace (in Scout uniform) is at the door of an unknown adult, (probably Mrs. Wilson).

 

He asks: "I'm supposed to do a good deed daily. Do you have any cookies that you need getting rid of?"

 

I can't find a link to an online copy of the comic, so check it out in your local paper.

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In todays (Friday) Detroit Free Press there is a Scout cartoon that is somewhat of an editorial. I'll see if I can find a link.

 

http://www.freep.com/features/comics/index.htm

 

I'm not sure the name of the comic (it is not a very popular one). Maybe if someone found the comic they could help me with the link (it is blocked at work where I currently sit). The comic has three frames and the son comes home from his first Scout meeting beaming and happy but the mom still thinks of the BSA as a place for bigots. The "humor" comes across better in the strip.

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  • 1 month later...

From a fellow Scouter on another list:

 

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Big Nate featuring youngster "Nate" who appears to be a Scout, is currently selling wrapping paper to raise money for his troop. Both GS Cookies, and Trails End get mentioned (in an indirect way):

 

http://www.comics.com/comics/bignate/archive/bignate-20051018.html

http://www.comics.com/comics/bignate/archive/bignate-20051019.html

http://www.comics.com/comics/bignate/archive/bignate-20051020.html

 

This comic will fall off of the archive 1-month from it's post date, so check it now . . .

 

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Thanx, Ida!

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I just found a reference to the Cub Scouts in an old "Calvin & Hobbes" comic strip from Dec, 1987:

 

http://www.transmogrifier.org/ch/comics/list.cgi/87/12

 

Check the 12-2, 12-3 and 12-4 strips!

 

I found some more at:

 

http://www.transmogrifier.org/ch/comics/list.cgi/86/05?page=2

 

Check out 5-19 to 5-22.

 

Does anyone know of other mentions of Cub Scouting in "Calvin & Hobbes" or any other comics?(This message has been edited by fgoodwin)

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Big Nate ran a series on the Pine derby a few years ago. If I can find the copies I made of it , I'll post'em. His car had neat red flames on the side. And his dad had bandages on his fingers and hands. MMMMMMM....

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