Tom the Dancing Bug - Thursday December 12, 2013 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Enjoy this Classic Tom the Dancing Bug Every Thursday Panels from the annals of the Tom the Dancing Bug archive Check back every Friday for a fresh, brand new Tom the Dancing Bug! the claus view part II 1990 RUBEN BOLLING Claus: That's when I began to realize that the Santa story I was being told just didn't add up! The mere I thought about it, the more rotten it all seemed. If those guys I aw in the stores and on the street weren't really Santa's helpers, who WERE they? Countless questions swam in my mind: What were these imposters trying to accomplish? And, even more importantly. WHO ELSE KNEW? That Saturday, I went back to the department store to see the Santa. On his break, I followed him to the employee's lounge. I watched in wide-eyed terror as "Santa" shed his trappings -- revealing an ordinary, middle-aged bald guy! The horror of the scene spurred a sudden boldness within me, and I found myself confronting him! Claus: Hey! You're not really a Santa! You're a regular guy dressed up! Santa: Yeah, that's right, kid. I ain't no Santa. The store pays me to put on this get-up and it's ho-ho-ho all day. The job's good for extra booze money. Claus: B-but all those kids who believe! Does...does the real Santa know you're doing this?! Santa: Kid, don't ask any questions you don't want to know the answers to! Now, if you know what's good for you, you'll run home and forget you ever saw this! Next week: How deep do the murky waters of conspiracy run? My worst fears realized!

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