Just shave it off, already

Maybe it's just because I've had a long morning, but man, the meanness of the wife in today's strip really got to me. I mean, I realize that the strip is all about the little things that annoy us in day-to-day life (and by "us" I mean "people in the 1950s"), but will we ever see a couple who could possibly be happily married? Even in strips that aren't about married people clashing, the spouse is frequently in the background, looking horrified. It's just so sad.

Anyway. Hekkie's hair in the top panel is truly frightful. He doesn't need to comb it, he needs to cut it. I would suggest that his refusal to comb it is more because of the style of the times, but we know that when Hekkie grew up, none of the kids had wild, unkempt hair. And I wonder how old Young Hekkie is supposed to be there?

I'd discuss the bottom panel, but then I'll just focus on the wife yelling at her husband. And I think we're supposed to be laughing at the guy. How can we? His wife is horrible. But would he really be using a comb? I'd think using his hands would be easier.

I will say, though, "skull turf"? Awesome.