Friday, December 23, 2011

Groovy Christmases Past! Groove's Faves: "Dirty Job" by Haney and Toth

Hidden in the pages of the truly outstanding Our Army at War #241 (December 1971) is "Dirty Job" by Bob Haney and Alex Toth. This strip works on every level you can imagine, and Ol' Groove can't think of a better way to say "Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles!" than to share this masterpiece with ya.




May you and your loved ones enjoy the best Christmas ever!
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7 comments:

  1. Joplin JohnDecember 23, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Merry Christmas, and God bless you and yours, my friend.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you,Mr Groove!
    /Mr Anonymous

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  3. The Groovy AgentDecember 23, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Thanks guys! Merry Christmas back atcha! Have a fa-la-la-la-far-out weekend!

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  4. Simon B December 23, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Thanks for posting that story, Groove! An all-time classic!

    Have a Merry, Groovy Christmas!

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  5. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Good story, but more appropriate for Easter than Christmas.

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  6. The Groovy AgentDecember 24, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Groovy Christmas to you, cerebus660!

    And you're right, o Anonymous one, but I subscribe to the same stance as my pal Rick Phillips (of Mail It to Team-up fame), and I hope he doesn't mind my quoting him... "Most would consider this an Easter story and they would be correct. However, it is also a Christmas story. After all Christmas has no meaning without Easter and Easter has no meaning without Christmas. These holidays are connected to each other for all time."

    Groovy Christmas to all!!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 26, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Marvellous, oft-reprinted story, as it well should be. Truly great, both story and art---and in only four pages.

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