Andy Lippincott. He was introduced in the 1970s as a law school classmate of Joanie Caucus. She was attracted to him, they became friends and seemed to be moving towards romance, and he then revealed he was gay. He appeared off-and-on after that, but this strip is probably from his battle with AIDS in 1989-90. He may be the only fictional character with a panel on the AIDS quilt. I remember reading these strips when I was a kid, and it was one of the few sympathetic depictions of homosexuality and people suffering from AIDS that I saw at the time (times have changed).
Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older? Then we wouldn’t have to wait so long And wouldn’t it be nice to live together In the kind of world where we belong…
BE THIS GUY over 6 years ago
A moment of hope for Andy.
tulpoeid_ over 6 years ago
Oh kind strangers, who is this guy?
robstockman Premium Member over 6 years ago
Andy Lippincott. He was introduced in the 1970s as a law school classmate of Joanie Caucus. She was attracted to him, they became friends and seemed to be moving towards romance, and he then revealed he was gay. He appeared off-and-on after that, but this strip is probably from his battle with AIDS in 1989-90. He may be the only fictional character with a panel on the AIDS quilt. I remember reading these strips when I was a kid, and it was one of the few sympathetic depictions of homosexuality and people suffering from AIDS that I saw at the time (times have changed).
wnbresn over 6 years ago
Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older? Then we wouldn’t have to wait so long And wouldn’t it be nice to live together In the kind of world where we belong…
phlash over 6 years ago
…who refused to die until he got to hear “Pet Sounds” on remastered CD.
kaffekup over 6 years ago
Not a good idea to quit your job, Andy, your insurance goes with it. Better let the Grim Reaper give your notice.