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No. 487: Variations on a Beach

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Variations on a Beach

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/itoons/?comic=487

Strip by: Conor

{The King and Rodney are visibly redder}
King: Great day relaxing at the beach, Rod
Rodney: Yes, Sire...
Rodney: I can't stop thinking that we forgot something
King: I'm gonna hit the shower
Scream from off-panel: YAAAHHHHHHH!
Rodney: Oh yeah... sunscreen

{The King and Rodney are back to their usual complexions}
King: Great day relaxing at the beach, Rod
Rodney: Yes, Sire...
Rodney: I can't stop thinking that we forgot something
King: I'm going out to the balcony
Scream from off-panel: YAAAHHHHHHH!
Rodney: Oh yeah... the angry mob

{The King and Rodney are both shirtless and bare-legged, and the general area around both their waists is censored out.}
King: Great day relaxing at the beach, Rod
Rodney: Yes, Sire...
Rodney: I can't stop thinking that we forgot something
King: I'm gonna hit the shower
Scream from off-panel: YAAAHHHHHHH!
Rodney: That's the balcony, Sire

The author writes:

Much like with #375, the sunburns should be visible from the beginning (joke structure notwithstanding). So I made a 'fixed' version... and added a couple of alternate punchlines to see if I could come up with something that made the art and the joke actually line up.

Original Wizard of Id strip: 2020-08-28.