Ghost of Christmas Past

This holiday Arlo & Janis comic strip from 2022 is similar in concept to the new strip that ran yesterday. I thought the latter strip seemed vaguely familiar when I drew it. I believe it was Schulz, creator of Peanuts, who said a comic strip artist must do the same thing day in and day out without repeating one’s self. It isn’t easy. I know that on occasion I literally have employed the same joke twice, not realizing it. Fortunately, that hasn’t happened often, but if you’re lucky enough to survive in this business, you inevitably will plow the same fields repeatedly.