Searching through the Stripcreator archives I found the very first comic strip Spankling wrote. It features the first appearence of a character we all know and love and gives a clue to his origin. The strip is dated 19 April 1861. I had to do a little restoration since the strip was in such bad shape. Enjoy!

Johnny Reb Will Get His In the End by israphael 10-12-02

Surrender, we outnumber you two to one and we're a day's march from the capital. Lay down your arms or suffer a senseless defeat. It's true things look bleak now. But we have God on our side and a fighting spirit that will lead us to certain victory. Plus you haven't seen our new ironclad infantryman in action yet. Retreat! RAAAR! YOU BETTER RUN! SOON I'LL BE COMING IN MANASSAS!

Thankfully, Spankling's humor has improved over the decades.

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"Nothing expresses the brutal grandeur of rectal polyps and anal fistulae quite like the mother-tongue of Goethe."

BTW, I just wrote strip #94000!

The Evolution of Tobor by israphael 10-12-02

Hi, I'm Barry. I'm going to diddle you vigorously. ARRRGH! ME CLAPPO! ME LOVE YOU LONG TIME. RAAAR! I'M BOTOX! DROP YOUR PANTS AND BEND OVER! I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE GABE BILLINGS EXPERIENCE!

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"Nothing expresses the brutal grandeur of rectal polyps and anal fistulae quite like the mother-tongue of Goethe."

From the Mouths of Babes by israphael 10-13-02

Israphael is really busy, so Little Billy is filling in for him again. So I told them, those turbans won't make gravy... um, gravi... gravitons by themselves. I don't get it. Yeah, grown-ups laugh at the weirdest shit.

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"Nothing expresses the brutal grandeur of rectal polyps and anal fistulae quite like the mother-tongue of Goethe."