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Number One Is Walking My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions #[nn]
"Number One Is Walking" is a quietly surreal comic story by Steve Martin, illustrated with precise, expressive detail by Harry Bliss, whose art brings to life a mundane airport car rental counter that hums with strange significance. Amid a clutter of old signs, a War Bonds poster, and a desk lamp, the scene feels just slightly off—keys hang on the wall, a bell waits to be rung, and an unassuming clerk holds the quiet weight of something unseen. The cover, also by Bliss, captures the same off-kilter stillness, drawing readers into a world where the ordinary feels charged with quiet mystery.
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Steve explains the meaning and use of the phrase "Number one is walking", his feelings toward it as he works on movies, and his horror at hearing "Number three is walking" on one film.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).