Instead I went to weekly coffees, or "cookie parties." I made friends there. Often the conversation was gay-camp, and favored campy humor. -- including age jokes. Looking ahead, Murf was six years older than I was.
I kept a comic strip clock with Murphy's Manor. Characters aged at one tenth the normal rate. Before long, Murf was my junior. In 1982 I could still afford age jokes.
The kid is the first appearance of Rick the Hustler. A character who shows up over the years in different roles of surprising variety.
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