Has this ever happened to you? You’re sailing along, just minding your business, concentrating on fishing or just taking a pleasure cruise, when suddenly you’re abruptly attacked by shifty tentacles. What do you do? Defend yourself with a tickle assault!
Page from “Little Dot Meets Uncle Gill”, printed in Little Dot no. 5 (Harvey, 1954). Art is by Steve Muffatti. Little Dot is never at loss in any situation, but I’m surprised the octopus isn’t covered in polka dots.Panel from “Little Dot Meets Uncle Gill”, printed in Little Dot no. 5 (Harvey, 1954). Art by Steve Muffatti. No harm done!
Some octopuses sneak onboard to be helpful…
Original art for a Felix the Cat Sunday comic strip from July, 1934. Art by Otto Messmer.
… And some are just pissed off about their dwindling food supply. (Or perhaps that fish was a personal friend.)
Marmaduke Mouse no. 2 (Summer 1946). Artist unknown.
If there’s any moral to these tales, it’s that fishing is hazardous business.
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Beach Party no. 1 (July 1955). The story is “Sea Breeze Sailors”, scripted and drawn by Dick Moores.« Don’t let it get away! » Cartoon by Gahan Wilson.
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