Measles #5
In "The Fake Santa Claus," Joost Swarte’s distinctive art and storytelling shine as Hector, ever the caretaker, ensures a stray cat hit by a car gets proper care at the kitty hospital. When Zachary offers a gas cap to the ambulance driver—unaware it was meant for Dexter’s garage-bound car—the small act sets off a quiet chain of miscommunications and unintended consequences. With writing and art by Joost Swarte, and a delightfully layered cover by Rick Altergott, Jaime Hernandez, Joost Swarte, Steven Weissman, and Gilbert Hernandez, this 2000 Fantagraphics issue blends whimsy and wry observation in a story that’s as precise as it is poignant.
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A hit and run driver runs over a kitty so Hector makes sure the ambulance takes her to the kitty hospital. Zachary gives the ambulance driver a gas cap that he needed, but Dexter needed the cap for a car that's in the garage.
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