The Passing Scene – December 2, 1967

Well, it looks like 1969 drew to a close with no new Passing Scene comics appearing since July of that year. It’s strange to me, since it seems like cartoonist Gene Patrick was still at the Journal during that time period, contributing the occasional cartoon to accompany an article.

It will be interesting to see when the strip reappears. I’ve seen some from the 1970s, so it's bound to show up sooner or later if I keep on checking newspaper microfilm from 50 years ago. Hopefully there is an article explaining why it was on hiatus.

Anyway, for a quick fix of Gene Patrick’s cartoon creation, here’s a strip from December 2, 1967 – 52 years ago this month – that was languishing in my files. It includes a few seasonal references, as well as one of Gene’s favorite topics to poke fun at: hippies.