So “Dr. Mabuse” is supposedly his real name? It is in fact the name of a criminal mastermind in a series of movies by German director Fritz Lang, starting with “Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler” from 1922, so he would be a natural addition to a cosplay of villains.
Funny, I was thinking of this just the other day, when Francis Ford Coppola publicly blamed himself for the current glut of sequels, thinking that he started it with “The Godfather”. Well, he was far from the first.
I’ve seen the later ones since I wrote that. I must say that the kid in the 1977 strip doesn’t look that much like Shermy to me. He was portrayed with a well groomed crew cut, and this kid’s hair is more unruly. Though as others say in the comments there, it might be Schulz’ changing drawing style. I don’t think there’s any way of knowing his intention for sure.
Incidentally, I’ve noticed that the number of “likes” to my comments has gone way up, and apparently you’re the one who’s been doing it. Thanks. :-)
But the last panel shows clearly that it’s nighttime anyway. A clock wouldn’t add anything. In fact, it would be the bane of any joke: Having to explain it.
The fun part is the final panel revealing that it’s the middle of the night. That is what’s called a “punchline”. It wouldn’t be as funny if it was revealed with a clock right away.
It’s not Duke. Havoc is a quite separate character. The Doonesbury wiki lists his real name as Terry Blackburn Jr, though I don’t remember that from the strip.
Trudeau does make some characters look rather alike. I used to confuse Rick Redfern with Reverend Scot Sloan.
Stockholm? Are they saying that Sprengstoff is Swedish? I’ve already said that the name is in fact the Norwegian word for “explosives,” and someone said that it’s German too, but I’m not sure that it is Swedish. Though Norwegian and Swedish are usually so similar that we have no trouble understanding each other.
So “Dr. Mabuse” is supposedly his real name? It is in fact the name of a criminal mastermind in a series of movies by German director Fritz Lang, starting with “Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler” from 1922, so he would be a natural addition to a cosplay of villains.
Funny, I was thinking of this just the other day, when Francis Ford Coppola publicly blamed himself for the current glut of sequels, thinking that he started it with “The Godfather”. Well, he was far from the first.