Art by Raeburn Van Buren; date unknown. Posted by the Web-Ed on 10/22/2010.
We had not been able to identify this strip since we found it on Yahoo earlier this year, but almost immediately after we put it up Dan Rivera posted this explanation on the Bulletin Board, the relevant portion of which we reproduce here:
"In the strip in question, the bald, corpulent fellow with eyeglasses is actually a successful novelist, John Smith. He has written a bestselling book that has brought him fame. The blonde lady over his knee is a gold digger, not so pure and not so simple. She and her publicity agents inveigle Mr. Smith into actually marrying the blonde floozy... for the publicity, natch. But he thinks her love is sincere."
When he discovers their marriage was a sham, he puts his new bride over his knee and spanks her soundly. That's when Becky bursts in, along with the bride's PR people, who claim she has 'grounds for a lawsuit -- harsh and inhuman treatment.' The phony bride gets a good spanking all right, but then John Smith stands up to face the PR guys. He tells them that, despite his tame physical appearance, he is an expert on boxing. Then he proceeds to knock them both out. And guess what? The paddled princess realizes she has learned a good lesson, and decides to stay married to the big lug."
