This is a page from "Red Dog, Black and Blue Mink" from Furrlough #117. The artist, again, is Leonardo Batic, master draughtsman. And he proves it here with a loving rendition of a vintage Packard limousine. I had supplied him with copies of photos of this limousine, and the results speak for themselves.

The plot of this story involves A.C. van Minck & Co., the sporting goods company owned by Margaret Mink's father, Willem van Minck. (It's loosely based on A.G. Spaulding.) Willem is trying to make a big sale to the New York Gorgons football team, and Michael Mink, his son-in-law, gets talked into demonstrating the virtues of A.C. van Minck equipment. The hard way. (See last panel.)

Margaret Mink (a/k/a "Daisy") and her mother have been shopping, and now they've joined the boys. (The younger mink at left in the third panel is Willem, Jr., Michael's brother-in-law. Willem himself is at panel centre.) As the last panel shows, all hell is about to break loose when Margaret finds out how her mate is being used. (Beatrix, Willem's wife, clearly suspects he's up to something, as can be seen in the next-to-last panel.)

One interesting note: the parking sign and buildings in the first panel seem far more like Buenos Aires than 1935 New York City. But the hell with it: if you want my view, that's the way New York City *should* have looked. Leo was right, as usual.

© E.O. Costello