“Where’s th’ punchline?”

[“Panel Discussion.” Zippy , June 11, 2026. Click for a larger view.]

In today’s strip, Zippy reads the comics he appeared in in the 1970s: “Okay — so where’s th’ punchline?”

In 1994, Bill Griffith and Bil Keane joined forces in Zippy and The Family Circus mashups.

Venn reading
All OCA Hi and Lois posts : Hi and Lois and Zippy posts : Zippy posts (Pinboard)

[If you’re wondering about “Tip o’ th’ hat to Brian and Greg”: Brian and Greg Walker, sons of Mort Walker, are now responsible for Hi and Lois. The Family Circus is credited to Bil Keane (d. 2011) and his son Jeff Keane. That strip’s “weird zombie existence” is chronicled in a short documentary.]