Subject Matter
Genres:
humorous
Feature(s):
Doonesbury
Character(s):
Mike Doonesbury; J.J. Caucus; Scot Sloan (cameo); Zonker Harris; Mark Slackmeyer; B.D.; Nicole (cameo); Barbara "Boopsie" Boopstein; Joanie Caucus; Ron Headrest (cameo); Roland Hedley; Jim Andrews (cameo); George Bush [as a symbol]; Skippy (George Bush's evil twin) (as a symbol); Uncle Duke; Honey Huan; Donald Trump (cameo); Benjamin Doonesbury (cameo); Elvis Presley (cameo); Jeff Redfern (cameo); Kim Rosenthal (cameo); Ronald Reagan (as off-panel voice); Nancy Reagan (as off-panel voice); Alice; Elmont; Phil Slackmeyer
First Line:
Tomorrow's script
Synopsis:
The gang attend the 5th Walden College reunion; Mike is about to have an affair with Nicole, but at exactly the right/wrong moment J.J. announces that she bears his child, and afterwards Mike and J.J. split up; the Cold War ends - newspaper headline: "We Won!"; George Bush joins the Yale secret society "Skull and Bones"; Duke becomes the captain of Donald Trump's cruiser, and engages Elvis Presley to perform; Rick Redfern turns 40; Kim starts high school.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
from Doonesbury (Universal Press Syndicate) 1988-02-08 - 1988-11-13
Miscellaneous
Pages:
90
Notes:
Garry Trudeau was assisted by inker Don Carlton (Alter 1990, 66). Carlton’s association with Trudeau began in the early 1970s, and his responsibilities grew to include lettering of the strip. The association endured for decades (Walker 2010, 30–31).
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References:
Alter, Jonathan. 1990. “Real Life with Garry Trudeau.” Newsweek, October 15. Microfilm.
Walker, Brian. 2010. Doonesbury and the Art of G. B. Trudeau. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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