Tag Archives: Zippy the Pinhead

Zippy the Pinhead Misses the Boat on Boston’s Lobster Mickey

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff yields to no man in our respect and admiration for Bill Griffith’s Zippy the Pinhead comic strip. But today’s strip in the Boston Globe is, well, kind of chuckleheaded. Notice the caption lower right: “Real Statue in … Continue reading →

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Tip o’ the Pinhead to Zippy (Talking Statues Edition)

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Bill Griffith’s Zippy the Pinhead is the strip comics-lovers love not to understand. But yesterday’s installment didn’t tax the brain too much.     We officially dub him Zippy the Eighth. Special bonus: That asterisk in the second panel leads to … Continue reading →

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Boston Sunday Globe Dumps Zippy The Pinhead (‘Are We Having None Yet?’)

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

This is an outrage. From yesterday’s Boston Globe: Seriously? Here’s WuMo from yesterday’s Globe comics page:     And here’s yesterday’s Ask Shagg:     How stupid are those strips? And how Zippy is this (via – God help us … Continue reading →

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