05/15/2017
Appearances to the contrary Pepperpot Piper is actually still the star of this comic strip.
She stepped away for the intervening twenty pages.
Probably not the most genius of moves on my part, having my lead go AWOL for ten months, but there it is.
Here’s the thing though, if you cock your ear to the misty Frisco wind you just might hear the faint drumming of a certain pair of Spanish heeled cha-cha pumps coming closer, ever closer… two weeks ago I got to paint her again, you'll find the results below.
As they say in the world of customer service, thank you for your patience:

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