Ruminations

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This poster, issued in 1972 by Saladin Productions, is by the prolific Joe Petagno, famous for not only a zillion Recreational Botany endorsements in blacklight but a legendary body of rock artwork, including Motörhead’s Snaggletooth mascot and Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song falling angel (the latter a homage to William Rimmer’s Evening AKA The Fall of Day.)

I’m familiar with Bill Watterson and Queen, of course; this has been making the rounds of Facebook, Imgur, and Tumblr since autumn 2023, but I’ve been unable to find a version that credits the fanartist who so cleverly fused the two—the lettering alone, including “Bismillah” in the original Arabic and the sudden gigantic red scare text of “BEELZEBUB”, is worthy of Joe Sabino. And the time frame is right: children in Calvin’s generational bracket would know this song as a favorite of their parents.)

(And, should Calvin’s dad actually happen to agree with his son’s grievance about school, you know he’d absolutely pull something like this. For today’s Show and Tell: the nut the tree fell from.)

Possible source: https://mitaffenartigergeschwendigkeit.tumblr.com/post/733197417034514432

Ganked and adapted from ratmmjess  :

To the Paternal Unit (U.S. Navy, Korean War era):  Thank you.

To the Babbit's Paternal Unit: (U.S. Army, Vietnam War): Thank you.

To my landlord (U.S. Navy, WWII): Thank you.

To William Tenn, ne' Phil Klass (U.S. Army, WWII): Thank you.

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