Original Comic Strip

Praddlehoot

An original comic strip by Jack D. Robert

Offbeat humor, sharp wit, and characters you won't find anywhere else. New strips added regularly.

Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Air Mars: a Martian complains about moving to Earth instead of Venus, which has great tuna subs
Strip #1 — All Rights Reserved · Tent Pole Comics
Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Wishing Well: Praddlehoot confronts the evil old wishing well that takes quarters with promises of riches and fame
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Thought Mound: stand on the Thought Mound and say what you want for only $2 — carrying an empty pail is not the key to success
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Air Mars & Thought Mound: a Martian debates Earth's greatest contribution (little snacks) while learning you have to pay for free speech on the Thought Mound
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — State Law: Balloons must not be held against their will. A woman holding a Vote balloon is told by an officer to slowly set it free.
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — The French Painter: a temp job boss tells a man the agency says he's a painter and demands a door be painted ASAP; the man protests he is ze arteest and can't work with such a beeg brush.
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Big Shot Exec Inc.: a self-important executive asks his assistant to confirm he'd have been rich and handsome as an actor or model even without inheriting his grandfather's company; the assistant escapes by claiming Sue from Accounting is calling.
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Air Mars advertising: a Martian pilots the Air Mars spaceship towing a banner reading 'Read Tent Pole Comics' while signs below say 'No Spaceship Parking' and 'Martians Go Home!'
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Psychic Ranger: a State Parks Psychic Ranger tells a man he knows he's going to litter his cup into the woods and issues a pre-emptive ticket; the man points out that if the ranger were truly psychic he'd know the man is about to make a run for it.
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Fighter Pilot: a fighter pilot in a USA jet says his job is admired and respected by most, but not by his con-man cousin who only admires money — the cousin speeds by in a futuristic car shouting 'Ha! Ha! Ha! Suckers! I love building data centers! Cash! Cash! Cash!'
Strip #10 — All Rights Reserved · Tent Pole Comics
Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Talk to the Moon: a man stands on the Thought Mound and tells the moon that as soon as NASA begins non-stop flights he'll visit and bring crackers; the Thought Mound operator notes knowingly that people will pay more to talk to the moon than the $2 Speak Your Mind rate.
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Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Happy 250th USA: a soldier in a USA tank marked 'Happy 250th' rolls up to 'We Charge More... A Cafe' with a 'No Martians' sign and asks if this is the place that won't serve vets; the waiter says not at all — they serve any and all veterans; two Martians pipe up saying they're veterans too, having served in the Martian Coast Guard.
Strip #12 — All Rights Reserved · Tent Pole Comics
Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Balloon Farmers & Martians: a Vote hot-air balloon pilot tells the reader he's being paid for his balloon advertising time by the cartoonist; two Martians in the Air Mars ship mock him saying poor guy can't afford an airplane; two farmers below remark that there is influence and next they'll say AI and farm animals will rule the world — one asks when did the pigs get an iPad.
Strip #13 — All Rights Reserved · Tent Pole Comics
Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Dumps to Mansions: a sailor spots his ship adrift in the sand and cries 'Egads! That's me ship! Adrift in the sand!'; a prospective buyer wonders if all the people in this town are nuts; the unlicensed real estate agent from Ed's Unlicensed Real Estate Inc. says the locals are colorful, like the mayor who loves that boat.
Strip #14 — All Rights Reserved · Tent Pole Comics
Praddlehoot comic strip by Jack D. Robert — Lineman Larry: Lineman Larry clings to a telephone pole and delivers a life lesson — anyone who acts and talks crazy probably is — while a sailor below shouts there'll be no stowaways on this ship.
Strip #15 — All Rights Reserved · Tent Pole Comics

About Praddlehoot

Praddlehoot is an original comic strip that Jack has been drawing since high school. It was first published in Cartoonist Profiles magazine and ran as a comic strip in the Harvard Gazette.

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