A Drum Minor

Let's get back to Captain Kid. From Comic Comics #6, September 1946. I don't understand Capt. Kid's deal. What were creators thinking when they created him? Did they have a deadline to create a certain number of characters and were just like "annoying piece of shit who's not good at anything...and he's dressed stupid"?

Today, Capt. Kid says he's a drum major. I'm sure he'll fail.

🠜 If Capt. Kid can't swim then why was he on the water. In a small boat. Alone? It's a shame Jetsam Joe will drown along side Capt. Kid. Jetsam Joe doesn't deserve that.

I hope whatever Pudgy is going to spit at Capt. Kid shatters his skull and kills him.

Why can't Capt. Kid wear normal clothes? Everyone else is! I'm not a dress code guy, but I would definitely send Capt. Kid home and tell him not to come back until we can't see his nipples anymore. And we will see them a lot in this story.

I love how Mr. Whoever-This-Is just ignores Capt. Kid. I'm sure a lot of adults do that.

Can the rest of the comic just be this black-and-white film focused on a drum major?

*satisfied sigh* Oh, yeah, that's the good stuff.

"Here's a book so that you can practice doing something you've never done before in your life."
"Throw it out!"

Mr. Whoever-This-Is should ask for a backup. Surely he can find or buy another baton, and Capt. Kid threw the instruction book away.

*mutters and grumbles* ...shove that baton somewhere...

Ha ha! Let's see that again...

I'm not a drum major, never played a drum--or any instrument--or did anything with a baton, but I do know that if you have to run after your baton, you threw it wrong.

Ha ha! Get wrecked, dork!

Get that out of my face!

Quick! Someone toss a stool where his head is going to fall!

He's not going to hurt himself falling onto the vague yellow void.

I don't think this magnet thing is going to work. Actually, it will probably work, even though it shouldn't.

He better be or this is going to be a crappy parade. At least the drummers will be good. We can just ignore whatever Capt. Kid is doing.

He can't just bend over and pick it back up? This kid is a failure in everything.

Do the thing, Capt. Kid...

Ha ha! Get wrecked, dork!

OH MY GOD! He's getting trampled by the drumline! Capt. Kid has failed and wasn't rescued by dumb luck! 🥳💃🎈🎉