[Groop]Groo #79 Question(s)

[Vaughn H. Seward]

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If you have not read Marvel Groo #79, you may not want to read this email 
any further.

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As I have mentioned in the past I am slowly savoring my "complete" Groo 
collection for the first time. This week I have been reading Groo #79 
(Marvel). Those of you who wish to re-live your early Groo-reading days can 
live through me vicariously over the next couple of months (maybe years).  :-)

Groo #79 is "The Monks of Monjes" issue and on page 24 Groo is concluding a 
discussion with "Elder Monk". In the third panel Rufferto spies a green 
frog hopping by and in the fourth panel his is busy munching on it. At this 
moment a group of monks run past in pursuit of "Elder Monk" and Groo and 
Rufferto are drawn into a fray. Needless to say the frog is dropped and in 
the last panel Rufferto is chewing on a monk's leg and the frog ends up 
sitting in a mud puddle. The frog has a relieved expression on its face and 
is blowing out a puff of air as if to say, "Whew!"

My question is, what is the frog doing with its left arm? To me it appears 
he is rubbing the sweat of his brow with a white hankie. But is it a 
hankie? If so, where did it come from? Perhaps a monk dropped it as there 
are other white objects strewn on the fray-field (i.e. a prayer wheel and a 
tiny skull attached to some beads).

I think the frog is kind of cute. I am surprised it didn't become part of 
the cast like Rufferto did. I don't want to ruin the surprise for myself 
but I am wondering if we'll encounter Mr. frog in future Groo adventures.

P.S. For Gary Grossman: I counted five occurrences of Groo on page 24 (one 
in which he is swinging his sword). I wonder what the most dense (I wanted 
to say "densest") Groo issue there is...that is, the issue with the most 
Groo sightings. I suppose the upper limit would be 6 per page times 22 or 
24 pages plus a few extra if Groo dreams about himself or a wizard creates 
a double or something.

~Vaughn Seward