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LawnsLawn maintenance plays a part in saving the world in the first Justice League of America story (1960), in which the lime being spread on a lawn shows the way to defeat the aliens. See also under:
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----------------------------------------------------- Lawns. The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 1940) "Shaved by the Lawnmower"* (Blackout, Oct. 1940) / by Bob and Bert. -- Summary: A bearded man asleep on the lawn gets run over by a lawnmower. -- Wordless strip. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 1, 1941) "The Grass Killed My Dandelions"* (Sappo, June 1, 1941) / B. Zaboly. -- Summary: Sappo decides to change his lawn to all dandelions. -- Side feature: "Popeye's Seedless Raisins" (Play-Store). -- Call no.: PN6727 f.B55 "dandelions" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 9, 1943) "Planting More Dandelions"* (Sappo, May 2, 1943) / by BZ. -- Summary: Sappo has a great time knocking the heads off the dandelions in his lawn with his golf club, but then they're all gone. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "dandelions" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 11, 1946) "Spring Plowing" (Out Our Way, Apr. 11, 1946) / J.R. Williams. -- Summary: Everybody's been falling over the fence that's supposed to protect the newly planted lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 30, 1947) "Something Has Been Added" (Priscilla's Pop, May 30, 1947) / by Al Vermeer. -- Summary: Pop's using the push mower with two kids riding on his back: "Before we were married I could cut a lawn twice this big without getting tired!" -- Call no.: PN6728.P76F6 1947 v.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 5, 1947) "And Company" (Priscilla's Pop, July 5, 1947) / by Al Vermeer. -- Summary: Carlyle's making money cutting lawns for neighbors, and Pop wants to join him. -- Call no.: PN6728.P76F6 1947 v.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 19, 1947) "Rolling His Own" (Priscilla's Pop, July 19, 1947) / by Al Vermeer. -- Summary: Waldo was going to hire Carlyle to cut the lawn, until he heard the estimate. -- Call no.: PN6728.P76F6 1947 v.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 20, 1947) "What Every Husband Knows" (Priscilla's Pop, Sept. 20, 1947) / by Al Vermeer. -- Summary: Waldo mops the floor, mows the lawn, and trims the hedge, and is told how lucky he is not to have to work on Saturdays. -- Call no.: PN6728.P76F6 1947 v.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 19, 1948) "A Son of Mine! Scalped Sod He Brings!"* (Out Our Way, Apr. 19, 1948) / J. R. Williams. -- Summary: Sent to the vacant lot to get sod for the lawn, he finds other people have taken the first layer so he brings a wheelbarrow full of the second layer. -- (Why Mothers Get Gray). -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "sod" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 22, 1950) "No Short Cuts" (Priscilla's Pop, Apr. 22, 1950) / by Al Vermeer. -- Summary: Carlyle wants to work hard and be an Eagle Scout, and Pop with the push mower suggests he could start by clipping the edges of the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6728.P76F6 1947 v.2 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Nov. 1952) "You Cawn't Dig in the Marster's Lawn!"* (Flub) 2 p. in Felix the Cat, no. 34 (Nov. 1952). -- Flub is a dog. -- Call no.: PN6728.D4F4no.34 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (1955) Lawn and Garden Guide / produced by Wm C. Popper & Co. -- Columbus, Ohio : Smith Agricultural Chemical Co., 1955. -- 23 p. : col. ill. ; 13 x 18 cm. -- Educational comic book about growing and chemically fertilizing lawns, and flower and vegetable gardens. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.S52L3 1955 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 10, 1955) "We Stayed Home All Those Years While He Studied Nights. Now He's an Executive and Trying to Break 80 at Golf" (The Neighbors, June 10, 1955) / Clark. -- Situation: Two women talking over their backyard fences; a push mower leans against a house in an unmowed lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 12, 1958) "Stand By to Catch the Lifeline, Major" (Our Boarding House, Apr. 12, 1958) -- Summary: The Major is launching a lawn project, but the wind is blowing the grass seed away. Jason figures he'd better rescue him. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Feb. 1959) "Mowing the Lawn, Great Way to Meet Girls"* (Varsity Vic) / Henry Boltinoff, script and art ; Gaspar Saladino, letters. 1 p. in Adventure Comics, no. 257 (Feb. 1959). -- Teen humor genre. -- Data from Bob Cherry, Gene Reed, Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics Database Project. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.40 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Feb. 21, 1961) "No Sale" (Out Our Way, Feb. 21, 1961) / Neg Cochran. -- Summary: His research on drought-resistant grass doesn't impress his friends, who would prefer not to have a better lawn and the work that comes with it. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 7, 1965) "Anywhere, Just So We Get Him"* (Out Our Way, June 7, 1965) / J.R. Williams. -- (Why Mothers Get Gray) -- Summary: He has sculpted a cartoon face into the front lawn with the mower, and mother and sister are out looking for him. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 9, 1965) "I Keep Telling Dorothy She's Got to Learn to Control that Nervous Energy" (Side Glances, Oct. 9, 1965) / Gill Fox. -- Summary: He's in a hammock while Dorothy scowls and attacks the lawn with a sickle. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 1, 1968) "The A'mighty Made Grass for Walkin' on, Same as Folks Makes Carpets!"* (Orphan Annie, Apr. 1, 1968) / Harold Gray. -- Summary: Annie sees people working on lawns and gardens around the mansion, and apologizes for walking on the grass. -- Summary: PN6726 f.B55 "grass" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 11, 1971) "Uncle Charlie Adapted to Automation 20 Years Ago" (The Neighbors, Aug. 11, 1971) / by George Clark. -- Summary: Uncle Charlie's in his hammock, and his push mower is almost hidden in the tall grass of his lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowers" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (1972) "Community Service, Law'n Order, Fiscal Responsibility, and Patriotism"* (Kabibbler Funnies) / by Bruce Walthers. 1 tier in Smile, no. 2 (1972). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.K5S55no.2 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 1974) "The Lawn that Devoured Cleveland" / David Michelinie, script ; Sergio Aragones, art. 7 p. in Plop!, no. 7 (Oct. 1974) -- Call no.: PN6728.4.N3P55no.7 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 1976) "The Sandy Clause" (Archie) 6 p. in Everything's Archie, no. 52 (Oct. 1976). -- Summary: Reggie dumps dirty beach sand on Archie's front lawn, and Archie finds valuables in it. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.A7E9no.52 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 27, 1982) "I Think He's Planting some New Crabgrass"* (Dennis the Menace, May 27, 1982) / Ketcham. -- Summary: Dennis and Joey see Mr. Wilson using a fertilizer spreader on his lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "crab grass" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 24, 1982) "Crab Grass?"* (Marvin, Sept. 24, 1982) / Tom Armstrong. -- Summary: Marvin hears tiny profane voices in the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "crab grass" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Jan. 16, 1984) "If It Weren't for the Grass Stains, We Couldn't Keep Track of How Many Times We Fell Down" (Dennis the Menace, Jan. 16, 1984) / Ketcham. -- Setting: Dennis and Joey are playing on the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 24, 1985) "I Guess You Lawn Care Pros have a Special Name for This Special Turf"* (Shoe, Sept. 24, 1985) / MacNelly. -- Summary: Cosmo's getting a new, lush, natural-looking lawn, and its special name is 'astro'. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "astroturf" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 23, 1984) "And Always Remember to Look Both Ways Before Crossing Mr. Wilson's Lawn" (Dennis the Menace, Apr. 23, 1984) / Ketcham. -- Summary: Dennis is giving Joey some safety tips. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 10, 1985) "Mowing the Lawn Might Make You Feel Better" (Lockhorns, June 10, 1985) / Hoest. -- Summary: Loretta offers advice to a bedraggled Leroy in his pajamas. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 22, 1985) "You Know It's Time to Go on a Diet when you get Grass Stains on your Stomach"* (Marvin, June 22, 1985) / Tom Armstrong. -- Setting: Marvin is crawling across the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass stains" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 12, 1985) "That Explains What Happened to the Rug"* (Broom-Hilda, Sept. 12, 1985) / Russell Myers. -- Summary: Broom-Hilda has to be stopped from using the vacuum cleaner on the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowers" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Nov. 30, 1985) "Now I Got Holes from Cigarette Butts, a Whole Acre to Vacuum, a Four-Wheel Drive Rug Shampoo Tractor with a Carpet Deodorizer Spreader"* (Shoe, Nov. 30, 1985) / MacNelly. -- Summary: Cosmo had the 'Marquis d'Sod Lawn Service' install astroturf, and there's no more weeds, seeds, fertilizing or watering. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "astroturf" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Mar. 22, 1986) "He's Estimating How Many More Saturdays He's Got Off Before He Has To Start Mowing The Lawn Again"* (Marvin, Mar. 22, 1986) / Armstrong. -- Summary: Marvin and a bird sit in the sandbox watching Marvin's dad inspect the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 23, 1986) "I Couldn't Stand To See Him So Happy"* (Hi and Lois, May 23, 1986) / Dik Browne. reproduced (p. 221) in The Best of Hi and Lois, by Mort Walker and Dik Browne (Bedford, N.Y. : Comicana Books, 1986) -- Summary: Thirsty's wife thinks about divorce. We see him in his lawn chair in the tall grass of his lawn. -- Call no.: PN6728.H5B37 1986 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 20, 1986) "You Wanna See My Leaves Dumped in Your Yard Again This Year, Rutherford?"* (Bloom County, Sept. 20, 1986)/ Breathed. -- Summary: Rutherford starts by complimenting Jones's lawn, then complains about the guinea pigs in his wife's bath. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 27, 1987) "Mow is Less" (Moon Mullins, Apr. 27, 1987) / Ferd & Tom Johnson. -- Summary: Mamie wants to know why their lawn can't look as good as the neighbor's, and Willy goes next door to ask him to let it go to seed. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 16, 1987) "For Lawn Sakes" (Moon Mullins, July 16, 1987) / Ferd & Tom Johnson. -- Summary: Lady P. puts Lord P. in charge of everything outside that's green and shaggy. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 16, 1987) "The Telephone Number of a Boy Who'll Cut Your Lawn for $4"* (Hi and Lois, July 16, 1987) / by Mort Walker & Dik Browne. -- Summary: Lois is selling a house, and offers a bonus to the buyer. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 5, 1987) "Hey, Dad! You Forgot to Turn Off the Grass Before We Left!" (Dennis the Menace, Sept. 5, 1987) / Ketcham. -- Summary: The family returns from a trip to a thriving lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 5, 1987) "I Wanted Her To See What Our Lawn Could Look Like If She Really Worked At It!"* (Hi and Lois, Sept. 5, 1987) -- Summary: Irma Thurston is joining Hi and Thirsty on the golf course today. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 27, 1988) "Your Lawn Would've Wanted That"* (The Carp Chronicles, June 27, 1988) / by Richard Guindon. -- Summary: The lawn is dead, but they've got to get on with their lives. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 30, 1988) "Bad Argument" (Arlo 'n' Janis, June 30, 1988) / by Jimmy Johnson. -- Summary: Arlo tries to avoid mowing the lawn by saying that tall grass is a good wildlife habitat. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowers" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 27, 1988) "I Have a Lawn Problem Too. I Can't Get Leroy to Mow It" (The Lockhorns, July 27, 1988) / by Hoest. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 29, 1988) "Hue and Cry" (Moon Mullins, July 29, 1988) / Ferd & Tom Johnson. -- Summary: From his hammock, Lord P. says the lawn's turning brown is a nice change from all that green. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 30, 1988) "The Grass was Tickling My Arms"* (Hi and Lois, July 30, 1988) / Dik Browne. -- Summary: Thirsty has put his lawn recliner up on sawhorses. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 13, 1988) "I Know He's Proud of His Garden, but This Is Ridiculous!"* (Fred Basset, Aug. 13, 1988) / Graham. -- Summary: Fred's master orders him off the lawn, because it's just been cut. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Dec. 1988) "Mycomique" (Boule et Bill) / Roba. p. 91 in Pilote, no. 31 (Déc. 1988). -- Summary: A mushroom might be growing in the lawn in the back yard. -- Plate no. 998. -- Call no.: PN6748.P532no.31 ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (1990?) "Vern Considers It a Sign of Weakness if he Empties the Grass Bag Before He's Finished the Lawn" (Close to Home, undated (1990?)) / McPherson. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowers" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 16, 1990) "Isn't This Lawn All One Could Ever Want From This Life?!"* (Arlo & Janis, May 16, 1990) / Johnson. -- Summary: Arlo praises the lawn to the point of sarcasm. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 9, 1990) "What Have You Got That Will Turn My Lawn Lush, Green and Beautiful Without Me Having to Mow, Edge or Weed It?"* (Geech, June 9, 1990) / Bittle. -- Summary: Artie visits a nursery. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 21, 1990) "Even I Can Only Be Perfect For About A Week"* (Blondie, July 21, 1990) / Young & Drake. -- Summary: Dagwood laments a brown spot in his perfect lawn, and Blondie says perfection can't last. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Feb. 22, 1992) "If There's One Thing A Morning Person Hates, It's Another Morning Person"* (Walnut Cove, Feb. 22, 1992) / Cullum. -- Summary: One guy has already sodded half his lawn; the other guy has washed his car, cleaned the gutters and clipped the hedges. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "sod" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 14, 1992) "Ok, Ok! So Hire Someone to Mow the Lawn!"* (Arlo & Janis, Apr. 14, 1992) / Johnson. -- Summary: Arlo asserts his duty to stimulate the economy. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 23, 1992) "Applied Physics" (Real Life Adventures, Apr. 23, 1992) / Wise-Aldrich. -- Summary: Diagram of what happens when a man steps on a rake in the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "rakes" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 27, 1992) "It's Usually Not Until Mid-July That I Lose Sight of Thirsty"* (Hi and Lois, June 27, 1992) / by Mort Walker & Dik Browne. -- Summary: It's been a good year for growing grass; Thirsty is sleeping in his back yard. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 2, 1992) "You fertilize your grass so it will grow, then you cut it so it won't be so high, then you swear at it because it grows so fast" (Real Life Adventures, July 2, 1992) / Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 8, 1992) "In a tragic and costly mixup, the grass rolls were delivered inside the builidng and the carpet outside" (Larger than Life, July 8, 1992) / David Gallagher. -- Situation: Workers are unrolling sod in an office, and stapling it to the floor. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 11, 1992) "From Now On, I'm Going to Cultivate Weeds and I'll Pull Out Any Grass that Grows"* (Blondie, Aug. 11, 1992) / Young & Drake. -- Summary: Dagwood tells Blondie his new idea for the lawn, and she puts him in a hammock with lemonade. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 8, 1992) "What Doth It Profit a Man?"* (Beetle Bailey, Sept. 8, 1992) / by Mort Walker. -- Summary: Beetle inquires about the job mowing the chapel lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Mar. 31, 1993) "I Never Realized Sod Was Such A Hot Commodity"* (Walnut Cove, Mar. 31, 1993) / Cullum. -- Summary: The girls have had a successful lawn sale. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "sod" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 1, 1993) "I Never Have To Move" (Hi & Lois, July 31, 1993) / Chance Browne. -- Summary: A bug in Thirsty's lawn feels secure in the tall grass. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 8, 1993) "Pretty Soon There Will Be Another Lawn In The Neighborhood That Looks As Neglected As Ours"* (Baby Blues, July 8, 1993) / Kirkman & Scott. -- Summary: Mike and Yolanda are going to have a baby. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 7, 1993) "Finally Getting Around to Cutting My Lawn"* (Herb & Jamaal, Sept. 7, 1993) / by Stephen Bentley. -- Summary: Herb's neighbor Mr. Torpid is cutting his tall grass with hedge clippers. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 18, 1994) "Buddy, If I Kill the Weeds I Won't Have a Lawn"* (Broom-Hilda, Apr. 18, 1994) / Russell Myers. -- Summary: Broom-Hilda is buying fertilizer, but without herbicides. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 1, 1994) "Leroy Will Have to Mow the Lawn Now. He Can't Find His Hammock" (The Lockhorns, July 1, 1994) / Hoest & Reiner. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 18, 1994) "Mr. Wilson Says If We Ever Move, He's Gonna Give Me the Biggest Goin'-Away Party Anybody Ever Had!" (Dennis the Menace, Aug. 18, 1994) / Ketcham. -- Situation: Mr. Mitchell is doing something to his lawnmower, with Mr. Wilson watering his lawn in the background. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowers" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Nov. 14, 1994) "The Secret of Life is to be Older than your Lawn"* (Peanuts, Nov. 14, 1994) / by Schulz. -- Summary: Franklin's grampa has a profound new philosophy. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 1, 1995) "Mow the Lawn!"* (Garfield, Apr. 1, 1995) / Jim Davis. -- Summary: The grass is so tall you can't see out the front window. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 15, 1995) "How Come You Don't Want the Lawn to Grow Up to be Big and Tall?" (Dennis the Menace, July 15, 1995) -- Situation: Mr. Mitchell is changing the oil in his lawnmower. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 2, 1995) "I've Found Green Spray Paint on my Lawn Works Just as Well"* (Walnut Cove, Sept. 2, 1995) / Cullum-Marshall. -- Summary: He doesn't like the artificiality of having a lawn service put chemicals on his yard. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "spray paint" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 2, 1995) "You Know How My Dad Hates to Cut the Lawn"* (Sugar, Sept. 2, 1995) / Robert Gill. -- Summary: Dad's getting artificial turf. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "artificial turf" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 8, 1995) "We Reached an Agreement"* (Garfield, Sept. 8, 1995) / Jim Davis. -- Garfield is sleeping in a patch of tall grass in the middle of an otherwise mown lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 4, 1997) "All Right, All Right! I'll Mow the Lawn!"* (Garfield, Apr. 4, 1997) / Jim Davis. -- Summary: Odie and Garfield suit up for a safari to go out and get the newspaper. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 7, 1997) "Do You Ever Stop and Think about Lawns?"* (Pickles, May 7, 1997) / by Brian Crane. -- Summary: Earl was raised on a farm with crops like wheat, alfalfa and corn, but now he's got a lawn and he thinks they're useless. Like cats. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 8, 1997) "What Are You Doing to the Lawn, Earl?"* (Pickles, May 8, 1997) / by Brian Crane. -- Summary: Earl is plowing the lawn under to plant oats. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "plowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 9, 1997) "What This Country Needs is Fewer Lawns and More Amber Waves of Grain"* (Pickles, May 9, 1997) / by Brian Crane. -- Summary: Earl doesn't think planting oats in the front yard is ridiculous. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 4, 1997) "We Don't Have a Lawn Anymore. We Planted Oats, Remember?"* (Pickles, June 4, 1997) / by Brian Crane. -- Summary: Nelson wants to earn money by mowing the lawn; Gramps hires him to be a scarecrow. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "scarecrows" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 6, 1997) "If You Don't Mind, Ted, I Prefer to Do My Business on the Lawn" (Speed Bump, Sept. 6, 1997) / by Dave Coverly. -- Summary: A rodent in a business suit seems about to step away from his desk. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 13, 1997) "There Had Better Be Food on the Front Lawn"* (Garfield, Oct. 13, 1997) / Jim Davis. -- Summary: Jon says the world's exciting. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 4, 1998) "If It Wasn't for the Crab Grass We Wouldn't Have Any Green At All!"* (Born Loser, May 4, 1998) by Art & Chip Sansom. -- Summary: Brutus and Gladys look out the window at their lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "crab grass" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 8, 1998) "We Have the Most Resplendent Grounds North of the Mason-Dixon Line, and You're the Sexiest Hunk Alive"* (Sally Forth, May 8, 1998) / Mac. -- Summary: Ted rejects Sally's first attempt to compliment his lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 9, 1998) "It's Just Grass"* (Sally Forth, May 9, 1998) / Mac ; created by Greg Howard. -- Summary: How come Dad's comparing lawns with the neighbors? -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 29, 1998) "Keep Off! New Lawn!"* (Hagar the Horrible, June 29, 1998) / Chris Browne. -- Summary: Hagar's siege of a castle has to be called off because of a sign in the front yard. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 25, 1998) "PJ! Walketh Not in Green Pastures!" (The Family Circus, July 25, 1998) -- Summary: 'Keep off the grass' paraphrased for the church lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "pasture" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 3, 1998) "I Think It's Time to Mow the Lawn, Paul"* (Buckles, Aug. 3, 1998) / Gilbert. -- Summary: Buckles is playing hyena. He steals hamburgers from the picnic table of the lions, and disappears into the tall grass of the African plains. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Feb. 18, 1999) "They Appeared Mysteriously in the Night"* (For Better or For Worse, Feb. 18, 1999) / Lynn. -- Summary: 50 flamingos have appeared on the front lawn on his 50th birthday. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawn ornaments" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Feb. 19, 1999) "There Were Supposed to be 50!"* (For Better or For Worse, Feb. 19, 1999) / Lynn. -- Summary: Dr. Patterson tricks his staff to find out who put the flamingos on his lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "flamingos" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Mar. 20, 1999) "A Little Exercise would do you a World of Good, Bruno"* (Citizen Dog, Mar. 20, 1999) / M. O'Hare. -- Summary: Fergus mowing the lawn with a push mower, and finds Bruno grown over with grass and flowers. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 15, 1999) "Let it Grow!"* (Hi & Lois, May 15, 1999) / Chance Browne. -- Summary: Hi tells Thirsty he shouldn't make Irma mow the lawn. Thirsty agrees. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 31, 1999) "Fertilizer"* (Citizen Dog, May 31, 1999) / M. O'Hare. -- Summary: The lawn is growing so fast that he has to mow non-stop. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "fertilizer" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 31, 1999) "Makes You Wonder Just How Green It Will Get"* (Color Blind, May 31, 1999) / B.B. Ant. -- Summary: The same thought applies both to the lawn, and to the annual salaray review. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 6, 1999) "Okay, I've Got Everything Started"* (Crankshaft, July 6, 1999) / by Tom Batiuk and Chris Ayers. -- Summary: Crankshaft puts a match to his barbecue, and doesn't notice he's ignited the lawn as well. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass fires" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 9, 1999) "Look at the Bright Side. We Won't Have to Mow It for a While!"* (Crankshaft, July 9, 1999) / Batiuk & Ayers. -- Summary: The grass fire has destroyed two lawns and the fence between. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 10, 1999) "Done! I Say We Celebrate with a Barbecue!"* (Crankshaft, July 10, 1999) / Batiuk & Ayers. -- Summary: The lawns have just been re-seeded from the grass fire caused by the last barbecue. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass fires" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 13, 1999) "Wow! Mr. Wilson Sure Planted a Bunch of Pretty Dandelions This Year" (Dennis the Menace, July 13, 1999) / Ketcham. -- Summary: The boys are enjoying Mr. Wilson's lawn, and in the background he's spraying it. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "dandelions" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 29, 1999) "Man's First Step in Wasting Time on Weekends" (Non Sequitur, July 29, 1999) / Wiley. -- Summary: A cave man invents the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 9, 1999) "Did You Put Any Fertilizer on the Lawn This Year?"* (Pickles, Aug. 9, 1999) / B. Crane. -- Summary: The result would be needing to mow it more often, so the answer is no. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 13, 1999) "If It Weren't for the Weeds, a Plugger's Lawn Wouldn't be Nearly as Green" (Pluggers, Aug. 13, 1999) / Brookins. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 17, 1999) "I Really Don't Think You Have to Do That to Astroturf" (Kit 'n' Carlyle, Aug. 17, 1999) / by Larry Wright. -- Summary: Kit is watering the lawn on her balcony. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "astroturf" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 23, 1999) "He Cut Across a Few Lawns" (Marmaduke, Oct. 23, 1999) / Brad Anderson. -- Summary: Marmaduke comes home tangled in lawn signs. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Jan. 4, 2000) "Keep Going"* (Dinette Set, Jan. 4, 2000) / Julie Larson. -- Summary: A man walking his dog passes the Penny's lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Feb. 5, 2000) "We Call it Edging the Roaches"* (The Fusco Brothers, Feb. 5, 2000) / Duffy. -- Summary: Compares the suburban satisfaction of edging the lawn with the urban equivalent, spraying the baseboards. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Mar. 14, 2000) "The Forecast Said There's a 50% Chance of Rain, So He's Watering Half the Lawn" (Herman, Mar. 14, 2000) / Jim Unger. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 25, 2000) "Dandelions are Sneaky"* (Pickles, Apr. 25, 2000) / B. Crane. -- Summary: Grampa's guarding the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 26, 2000) "Bo Stood and Shushed the Table. He Thought He Heard His Lawn Calling" (Guindon, Apr. 26, 2000) / by Dick Guindon. -- Repeated on Aug. 6, 2001. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 10, 2000) "Gravel! About Five Tons Ought to Cover It"* (The Buckets, July 10, 2000) / Stantis. -- Summary: Larry considers an alternative to mowing the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 11, 2000) "Leave It On My Attorney's Front Lawn"* (Wizard of Id, July 11, 2000) / Parker. -- Summary: The king asks the condemned man what they should do with his body. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 12, 2000) "Spite!"* (The Buckets, July 12, 2000) / Stantis. -- Summary: Larry knows why the Browns work so hard on their perfect lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 14, 2000) "This Watering Ban Won't Last Forever"* (Arlo and Janis, July 14, 2000) / Johnson. -- Summary: Arlo gloats because the neighbor's lawn, with it's fertilizer, weed killer and sprinkler system, doesn't look any better than his. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "gloating" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 17, 2000) "Look at the Bright Side, We Don't Have a Lawn to Mow"* (Non Sequitur, Aug. 17, 2000) / Wiley. -- Summary: Two prisoners are clamped to a dungeon wall upside down. -- Copyright date is 1996. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 18, 2000) "Scott's has Stolen My Idea for a Low-Mow Lawn"* (Sylvia, Aug. 18, 2000) / Nicole Hollander. -- Summary: Clyde the scientist is depressed, but then he comes up with "a grass as soft as bunny fur" for barefoot walking. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 19, 2000) "She'll Be Green and Purple with Envy"* (Sylvia, Aug. 19, 2000) / Nicole Hollander. -- (The Woman Who Does Everything more Beautifully than You) -- Summary: She's planning a red, white and blue lawn for the next 4th of July. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 20, 2000) "Pesticide-Free Lawns"* (Mutts, Aug. 10, 2000) / Patrick McDonnell. -- Summary: This is what the Praying Mantis is praying for. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 22, 2000) "It Must be a Guy Thing"* (Six Chix, Aug. 22, 2000) / Margaret Shulock. -- Summary: A sheep in his back yard is standing by his lawnmower and fertilizer, looking over the fence at the greener grass on the other side. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "grass" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 24, 2000) "If I Pull Up the Weeds, There Won't Be Any Green Left in the Lawn at All!"* (Born Loser, Aug. 24, 2000) / Art/Chip. -- Summary: Gladys wants something done about the weeds in the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 23, 2000) "What Did the Lawn Ever Do To Me?"* (The Buckets, Sept. 23, 2000) / Stantis. -- Summary: Cutting the grass doesn't seem like an obvious thing to do. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Nov. 7, 2000) "I Don't Depend Heavily on Repeat Business!"* (Broom-Hilda, Nov. 7, 2000) / Russell Myers. -- Summary: Broom-Hilda offers to trim a lawn for $5, then zaps it dead with lightning from her finger. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Nov. 16, 2000) "I Just Water It, Weeds and All"* (Herb & Jamaal, Nov. 16, 2000) / by Stephen Bentley. -- Summary: Herb wonders how Mr. Torpid, his neighbor, makes his lawn so green. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Mar. 14, 2001) "Modem"* (B.C., Mar. 14, 2001) / by Johnny Hart. -- (Wiley's Dictionary) -- Summary: About what to do with lawns. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 11, 2001) "The Grass Always Has Stronger Chemicals on the Other Side of The Fence"* (Speed Bump, May 11, 2001) / Coverly. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawn chemicals ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 5, 2001) "You're Blinding Me With Your Logic"* (Garfield, June 5, 2001) / Jim Davis. -- Summary: Jon says it's too nice out to mow the lawn, so he'll water it instead. Garfield puts on sunglasses. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 30, 2001) "Hydraulically Operated Lawn Section"* (Close to Home, June 30, 2001) / by John McPherson. -- Summary: Gets rid of people walking their dogs on her lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 12, 2001) "I Think Your Granddad May Be Onto Something With This Whole 'Lawn Care' Thing"* (The Boondocks, July 12, 2001) / Aaron McGruder. -- Summary: They're trying to play soccer in the yard, but the grass is so tall they can't see the ball. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawn care" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 16, 2001) "You Can't Shame Someone Who's 100 Percent Pure Sloth" (Real Life Adventures, July 16, 2001) / by Aldrich & Wise. -- Summary: The lawn will get edged after they sell the house. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 13, 2002) "I Gave Her My Word Today Was The Day"* (Mr. Potato Head, June 13, 2002) / Jim Davis, Brett Koth. -- Summary: Mr. Potato Head is talking to his lawn about mowing. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawnmowing" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 14, 2002) "We're Hitting a Little Place I Call Cerca Verde Grass Land!"* (Baldo, June 14, 2002) / Cantú & Castellanos. -- Summary: This summer's vacation is on their own lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 15, 2002) "Well, Look at the Bright Side"* (Crankshaft, June 15, 2002) / Batiuk & Ayers. -- Summary: The barbecue grill explosion means the crab grass is gone and they won't need to mow the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 19, 2002) "Can We Camp Out In Your Yard, Mr. Thurston?"* (Hi and Lois, July 19, 2002) / Browne. -- Summary: Dot and Ditto want a wilderness experience, and the neighbor's lawn looks a little less suburban. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "wilderness" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 19, 2002) "That's Where the Bees' Nest Is"* (Frazz, July 19, 2002) / by Jef Mallett. -- Summary: The man with the riding mower still gets a workout in the one corner of his tiny lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "bees" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 22, 2002) "Somewhere in Bloomfield Hills" (Guindon, July 22, 2002) / by Dick Guindon. -- Summary: Lawns are being watered with Perrier. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Perrier" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 21, 2003) "Mowed, Raked, Whacked and Mulched"* (Zits, June 21, 2003) / by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman. -- Summary: Jeremy has apparently been working on the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Sept. 22, 2003) "Hey You Wanna Do That on Someone Else's Lawn, Dog?"* (Overboard, Sept. 22, 2003) / by Chip Dunham. -- Summary: Louie fantasizes about his trek being made into a Disney movie, with some editing. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 10, 2003) "It Keeps the Rednecks Off the Lawn"* (Bizarro, Oct. 10, 2003) / by Dan Piraro. -- Summary: She sprays with classical literature. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Apr. 6, 2004) "We Bluegrass Addicts will Relapse and Try to Water"* (Denver Square, Apr. 6, 2004) / by Ed Stein. -- Summary: There's a drought, and he's going to an emergency Lawn-Anon meeting. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 31, 2004) "What We're Calling a Drought is Actually Normal for Colorado"* (Denver Square, May 31, 2004) / by Ed Stein. -- Summary: Sam tells his lawn it can't stay. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 30, 2004) "The Crab Grass Seems to be Thriving on it"* (Born Loser, June 30, 2004) / Art & Chip. -- Summary: Brutus keeps fertilizing his lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 1, 2004) "They Do a Nice Job of Covering Up the Crab Grass!"* (Born Loser, Oct. 1, 2004) / Art-Chip. -- Summary: Brutus is reluctant to rake the leaves. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Dec. 24, 2004) "I Think I Heard some Clatter out on the Lawn!"* (The Family Circus, Dec. 24, 2004) / Jeff and Bil Keane. -- Summary: PJ's thinking of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 9, 2005) "There's Nothing Like the Smell of a Newly Mowed Lawn!"* (Middletons, May 9, 2005) / by Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers. -- Summary: They compare it to grilling, popcorn, and dead possums. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 13, 2005) "But If I Water the Lawn, the Grass Will Grow"* (Fox Trot, June 13, 2005) / Amend. -- Summary: Peter is reluctant, but Jason says he'll water it. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 30, 2005) "Parked on Front Lawns or Only in Their Driveways?"* (Baldo, June 30, 2005) / by Hector Cantu & Carlos Castellanos. -- Summary: Baldo tries to count the relatives he has with broken-down cars. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 5, 2005) "Trampoline-Induced Depression"* (Off the Mark, July 5, 2005) / Mark Parisi. -- Summary: He saw how much nicer the neighbors' lawns and gardens looked. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 16, 2005) "Where Did My Hand-Held Fan Go?"* (Mutts, July 5, 2005) / by Patrick McDonnell. -- Summary: The humans are in lawn chairs, and the pets have the fan on the lawn under a tree. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 16, 2005) "We Did Trespass and Vandalize her Property"* (Buckles, July 16, 2005) / by David Gilbert. -- Summary: Mrs. Birch's lawn ornaments are not aliens. She chases Buckles and the bird off her lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 30, 2005) "Chip, Would You Like a Job?"* (Hi and Lois, July 30, 2005) / Browne. -- Summary: Looking at Mr. Thurston's tall-grass lawn, Chip rejects the job. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 20, 2005) "Most Kings have Gigantic Lawns"* (Red and Rover, July 20, 2005) / Brian Basset. -- Summary: Red thinks croquet should be the sport of kings. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Aug. 6, 2005) "Dr. Scholl is My Copilot" (Zippy, Aug. 6, 2006) / by Bill Griffith. -- Summary: Zippy does his own dentistry, shoe repairs and lawn edging, but in 1583 life would have been even harder. Of course there would have been no root canals, athlete's foot, Dick Cheney or Olsen twins. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (May 27, 2006) "Just Finish Mowing the Lawn, Chip"* (Hi & Lois, May 27, 2006) / Chance Browne. -- Summary: Chip has mowed crop circles into the lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "crop circles" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 20, 2006) "Who Was That?"* (Crankshaft, July 20, 2006) / by Tom Batiuk & Chuck Ayers. -- Summary: Crankshaft is being pleasant to the neighbors as he fertilizes his lawn. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (Oct. 16, 2006) "When I Was Aerating the Lawn, I Accidentally Cut the Cable TV Line"* (Fox Trot, Oct. 16, 2006) / Amend. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (June 16, 2007) "My Turtle Grass has Turned All Yellow"* (Sherman's Lagoon, June 16, 2007) / Jim Toomey. -- Summary: Fillmore is studying his lawn encyclopedia, about phases in the life cycle of grass. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" ----------------------------------------------------- Lawns (July 1, 2008) "You Know How Much the School could Save by Letting the Lawn Go Natural?"* (Frazz, July 1, 2008) / by Jef Mallett. -- Summary: Frazz says they'd just find other things for him to do. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "lawns" -----------------------------------------------------On down the list