Hi and Lois Sunday page color proof, May 21, 1961.
The creators of Hi and Lois continued to explore the many facets of Trixie’s imagination in the early 1960s. The clever page above shows her misinterpreting Hi’s conversational phrases about an old friend he bumped into on his way home from the office.
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Hi and Lois Sunday page color proof, July 10, 1960.
In this fantastic Sunday page, Hi speculates about how archeologists in the future might interpret the junk in Chip’s room. Fifty-seven years later, it is still hard to predict if any of this will ever come to pass.
Chip is a typical teenager and his messy room has provided a rich source of gag material in the strip for over six decades. Someday he will get around to cleaning it up and Lois will not believe her eyes.
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Hi and Lois Sunday page color proof, October 29, 1961.
In the vintage seasonal Sunday page above, Chip, Dot and Ditto are complaining about raking leaves which gets them into a discussion about how Hi and Lois are slacking off on their responsibilities. Hi explains that the government is encouraging parents to be tougher on their kids and the episode ends with a political statement from Chip.
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