Super-Fun-Pak Comix

Fun Fact about this week's comic:  Joe LaBum is a character I actually created when I was in fifth grade.  We were studying India in school, and that inspired me to create a big-nosed character who wore only a pair of white shorts (despite the fact that I was in the midst of actually learning about the country, this was my idea of traditional Indian garb -- blame the public school system) and a very poorly drawn turban (looks more like a Devo helmet), and had the funniest name I could think of.

The character became so popular in the class, we made a homemade movie about him with the help of our teacher Mr. Nestor, featuring limited animation.  And I mean very, very limited.  It was called "Joe LaBum Gets Drafted."  I don't remember the plot details, but apparently he was he was called upon to serve his country (yes, he's American!).  Somehow, he ended up in jail -- perhaps I was making a political statement about dodging the draft -- and the highlight of the movie came in a close-up of the jailhouse clock because, it actually looked like its hands were moving (unlike the "animation" in the rest of the movie), drawing oohs and aahs from the audience.