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A look back at Madison-based comic strip Mendota Marsh

  • Feb 5, 2021
  • Feb 5, 2021

Get caught up with the Madison-based comic strip from the desk of State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands.

State Street
Blame game
Vaccine distribution
Back to normal
Christmas Tree
Christmas shopping
Leftovers
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
Media Blackout
MENDOTA MARSH, with Oscar and Lewis
Halloween
Punishment
Jogging
Apple Picking
Mask Mandate
Badger Football
Is it 2021 yet?
Back to Madison
Fish Fry
Filet-o-Fish
Bringing home dinner
First bite
Early Morning Fishing
No WIFI
Up North
Concert not on the square
Campfire nights
Quarantine hair
World Naked Bike Ride
The cost of normal
A history of protesting
Strange summer
Social distance golf
Festival Fatigue
Quarantine Kitchen: Just order a pizza
Quarantine Kitchen: Gone in 23 seconds
Quarantine Kitchen: Secret ingredient
Quarantine Kitchen: 911
Quarantine Kitchen
Going the distance
Carry Out
Be prepared
Coronavirus
The bunny hill
Learning to ski
Hitting the slopes
The last straw
Iowa Caucus
Trivia night
Ice fishing for PFAS
New Year's Resolution
Christmas list
Baby Yoda
Hamilton
Shopping
Thanksgiving, with Oscar and Lewis
Holiday Tree
Airport
Winter is coming
Halloween
Favorite time of year
Pumpkin spice madness
F-35s
Yellow Jackets
Bus Rapid Transit
Oktoberfest
Ironman
Taste of Madison
CBD
Sketchy
Terrace Sunset
The last straw
Water Skiing
Heat Wave
Art Fair on the Square
Anyone for golf?
Shaking the lake
Go jump in a lake
Father's Day
Naked Bike Ride
Taco Time
Brat fest
In the garden
Mother's Day
Take a hike
Game of Thrones
Terrace Time
First farmers' market
The rent it too darn high
Mayor's race
Cheese Curds
St. Patrick's Day
Daylight saving time
Winter
Oscars
Februaries
Valentine's Day
Superbowl
Winter Olympics 2022
Majestic creatures
Curling on the lake
A silly Canadian sport
The joy of giving
Protesting
Tree Blasphemy
stuffed
Crazy Uncle
Mumbo Jumbo
Voting
Halloween
Dive Bar

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