“Frank and Ernest” creator dead at 81 [EDITOR & PUBLISHER] Bob Thaves, the creator of the long-running comic strip “Frank & Ernest,â€? has died at the age of 81.
Thaves started the comic strip in 1972. Over the years, it chronicled the exploits of Frank and Ernest, two characters who were able to travel through time and change their appearances. Their names were a play of words based on their “frank and earnest� attitude. Read more.
Of course, the story goes on to say that Mr. Thaves’ son Tom, who began helping his father with the strip nine years ago, will carry on the strip.
Transcript
Evil Inc comic – April 10, 2025
Panel 1:
Narration: And once again, to the Evil Inc breakroom…
Miss Match: So… you’re just gonna give up on Angus—just like THAT?!?
Panel 2:
Lightning Lady: Angus is a wonderful man.
Lightning Lady: He deserves someone like her.
Panel 3:
Miss Match (yelling): YOU ARE SOMEONE LIKE HER!
Lightning Lady: You know what I mean…
Panel 4:
Lightning Lady (crying): She’s everything that’s good about me—without the baggage.
Panel 5:
Miss Match: If she was everything good about you…
Miss Match (continued, off-panel): …she would be the one walking away…
