[Click to view comic: 'CC87 - The rules (or rule)']

There it is, then. Put the whole of "War and Peace" into the first two panels if you like, but there must be no text whatsoever in the last. So ixnay on the arrationnay, ialogueday and oughtthay. I've seen a number of strips in the past which do this to very amusing effect (and the above isn't one of them), so it should be possible. Just blacking out the last panel and pretending it isn't there doesn't count, by the way. It has to contribute somehow to the comic. Other than that, anything goes. As usual, multiple entries accepted, nay, encouraged.
Oh, and though it's not required, extra marks if you manage to include the word "tool" at some point. This can be incorporated into another word (e.g. "stool"), split over two words (e.g. "too late") or just on its own (e.g., er, "tool").
Judgement will be meted out in the wee hours of Saturday morning GMT, which should be between 22.00 and 23.00 on Friday, EST.

How many entries can we do?
If no more than one, THIS IS NOT IT-
[ Posted comic does not exist ]
based on a great old cartoon.

Think you ignored the no blacking out pretending it's not there rule.

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I am not 16 going on not 17, I know that I'm naive.

I finally find these comic competitions, start thinking about ideas, and now I can't do anything, unless you want all three slides blank, or some text on the first two but nothing else!

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I am not 16 going on not 17, I know that I'm naive.

[Click to view comic: 'Rejected Movie Poster']

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Have a positronic day.

It's part of the comic. It's not cheating- I mean for the "screen" to go dark that way.

[Click to view comic: 'When the Cinnamon Roll is Called Up Yonder']

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"There's no point in beating a dead horse ... except, of course, for the pure joy of it." - A. Whitney Brown

[Click to view comic: 'CC87 - Clango and Friend']

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Imagine I wrote something witty here...

[Click to view comic: 'CC 87: Conan the Librarian']

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ken.kaufman@gmail.com

Here's an old one...

[Click to view comic: 'The Ex-Existentialists...']

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"And Wirthling isn't worth the paper he isn't printed on."

[Click to view comic: 'CC87: Gareth said to Oliver....']

"The Ex-Existentialists" is what made me add you to my favourites Wirthling, you were the first person I added who I didn't know in real life.

it was all downhill from there

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Dad was flammable

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"The Ex-Existentialists" is what made me add you to my favourites Wirthling, you were the first person I added who I didn't know in real life.

it was all downhill from there

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[Click to view comic: 'One More Reason to Buy "Diablo II"']

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"There's no point in beating a dead horse ... except, of course, for the pure joy of it." - A. Whitney Brown

This is the best my PC will do.*sighs* I'll have to get Brads address so I can slip him a dollar or two.
[Click to view comic: 'The harsh reality']
Bazilla was the only other one with PC problems I could think of at the moment.

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My life totally and completely REEKS.

[Click to view comic: 'SHOWDOWN']

Since Santa is clearly a tool of the DEVIL I believe I've followed all the rules.

I hope the system works again. That comic of mine sucked.

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My life totally and completely REEKS.

[Click to view comic: 'Please don't hate me']

After that one from Bogart just now, I don't know that I should bother, but here's an older one of mine that fits the bill, just in case.

[Click to view comic: 'Untitled']

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The what mentioned above is total fiction. Please don't take it seriously!

[Click to view comic: 'Comic Contest 87 - Philistines!']

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The what mentioned above is total fiction. Please don't take it seriously!

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This is the best my PC will do.*sighs* I'll have to get Brads address so I can slip him a dollar or two.
[Click to view comic: 'The harsh reality']
Bazilla was the only other one with PC problems I could think of at the moment.

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Let me guess: your comic creating problems started when you quit using MS Internet Explorer.

Am I right, or am I right?

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[Click to view comic: 'But He's Not My Type!']

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet

[Click to view comic: 'CC87- Just pathetic really']

And for people having the comic maker page loading problem, just hit stop once the empty combo boxes have appeared. That should fix it.

[Click to view comic: 'Why Tim Curry will win CC87']

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[u]Andy's E-mail Corner[/u]

A Ken Kaufman asks:

[font=courier]Just a suggestion -- you might want to append something to the rules
suggesting that the default asiangirls in the last frame is
functionally
equivalent to an all-black panel.

Also, could you clarify on the use of "word props" such as ZAP in the
last
panel? Not that I have any plans to use one, but someone might.

Yours forever,
Ken[/font]

Okay, folks, the default asiangirls aren't allowed in the last panel, unless they're actually integral to the strip. Same applies to the black panel. For example, Nate's entry above is legal.

And feel free to include "word props". Graphic-text is fine, just not text-text.

If there are any more entries after such obfuscated rules, it'll be a miracle.