The Patchwork Earth #1
In "I Got the M-M-M-M-Mathematical Blues," a frustrated kid flees his math homework when Fred the lizard arrives from the strange, shifting realm of the Patchwork Earth—only to be pursued by his very own teacher, who stumbles into a cosmic catastrophe. Written and illustrated by Peter Croome, this 1988 comic blends surreal whimsy with a surprisingly sticky lesson, all wrapped in a cover by Croome that captures the chaos in bold, hand-drawn detail.
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The Kid says that he is fed up with learning math so Fred the lizard comes from the Patchwork Earth and takes him away. They are followed to the Patchwork Earth by the Kid's Math teacher, who ends up stepping on the Third Corner of Reality, destroying everything until the Kid learns a bit of math and brings it all back.
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