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Here we see the Lady Plushbottom mentioned in the other Moon Mullins strip I posted a few days ago. The "Moonshine" mentioned is the full name of the title character, Mr. Mullins. I think Moon is actually doing some smart thinking here; Lord Plushbottom is the one who should be getting her the beads that last a lifetime. Moon is just getting a token obligatory gift for his landlord. No need to spend too much on that, right?

Also, Kayo sitting on a fire hydrant is adorable.

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Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Christmas comic strips are very weird. Instead of doing what a lot of action and adventure cartoonists did and show a drawing of the whole cast together saying "Merry Christmas," he would have to tie in the detective theme somehow, with varying results. I think this one works pretty well. It's kind of awkward, but I appreciate the effort.

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I love Jerry On the Job, because it's cute and funny, but also quite bizarre. It stars Jerry, a kid who looks no older than 6 years old, as he does various jobs over the course of the strip's run. He starts out as an office boy at a train station, and later becomes a messenger boy and even later a retail clerk, all while maintaining the same age and stature. I like him for the same reason I like Kayo from Moon Mullins: he's a kid who acts like a kid, but can still stand toe to toe with the adults.

Here, he gives you everything you need to celebrate Christmas, including "turk" and "S. Claus," my favorite Christmas abbreviations.

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I've posted some Gasoline Alley Christmas strips a couple of times previously, so here's another one, because I can't get enough. I love Frank King's artwork, and I love the bumbling way that Walt does things for Skeezix, because he just wants to make him happy. I also get the feeling that maybe Skeezix knows it wasn't really Santa but is playing along for Walt's benefit. It makes this a very cute strip all in all.

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Here's another one from Harry Hershfield (whose name the paper erroneously spells "Herstfield"). This is clearly some kind of dream sequence, where Abie is flying with Santa Claus above the world and doing a crossword puzzle with the land below. It's still a bit odd that a Jewish immigrant would dream of this, but I guess Christmas is such a large part of American culture in December that it's very difficult to avoid it.

Also, I just love the hatching and crosshatching in this strip. It's a thing of beauty.