Pesky Gremlins Comic 1048 – Indemnified
Posted on October 26, 2026 by H Stacy

Indemnified

means to secure against hurt, loss, or damage.  And Fubar has an official legal document, prepared by an actual lawyer, to indemnify him against the consequences of wishing on a monkey' paw.

And, as promised, here is that official legal document:

 

 

DEED OF WISH AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made between FUBAR (hereinafter "Wisher") and THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE (hereinafter "Fate"), regarding the instrument known as THE MONKEY'S PAW (hereinafter "the Instrument").

RECITALS

  1. Wisher acknowledges that the Instrument was enchanted by a fakir to teach that fate rules lives.
    B. Wisher nevertheless wishes to invoke a wish.
    C. Wisher desires to avoid the consequences historically associated with such wishes.

ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITIONS

1.1 "deceased" means SNAFU, restored in a state of full biological integrity, cognitive function, and emotional continuity as of the moment prior to his death.

1.2 "Consequences" means any and all of: mutilation, decomposition, haunting, psychological trauma, financial liability, metaphysical punishment or generally being annoyed.

ARTICLE 2 – THE WISH

Wisher hereby wishes: "That SNAFU shall return to life, whole, healthy, and as he was, and no harm shall come to family, friends, or readers of PESKY GREMLINS as a result."

ARTICLE 3 – LIMITATIONS & EXCLUSIONS

3.1 The Instrument shall not grant the wish in a manner that alters the body of SNAFU with the exception wherein body alterations could be construed as improvements.
3.2 The Instrument shall not impose any toll, payment, or equivalent loss upon Wisher, friends, or reappearing characters.
3.3 SNAFU's return shall not constitute a violation of natural law that triggers retaliatory supernatural action.

ARTICLE 4 – INDEMNIFICATION

Fate shall indemnify Wisher against all claims, damages, and existential harm arising from the wish.

ARTICLE 5 – GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of fate itself, and any dispute shall be resolved by the original fakir, acting as arbitrator.

ARTICLE 6 – SEVERABILITY

If any provision is found to be impossible to enforce by the Instrument, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Deed.

The paw, upon being squeezed, remains motionless.

SCHEDULE A – DEFINITION OF "WHOLE" (ATTACHMENT)

Body Part

Condition

Head

Attached. Functional. Recognizable.

Torso

Intact. Not decomposing.

Arms

Two. Attached at shoulders.

Legs

Two. Attached at hips.

Spine

Aligned. Not "crawling posture."

Face

As original. Not "something else."

Odor

None.

Temperature

98.6°F.

Respiration

Present.

Consciousness

Present.

Memory

Continuous with life prior to death.

 

Something Different from Mark Appleyard

Posted on November 12, 2025 by H Stacy
Mark Appleyard's version of the gremlins

Here is a featured image that is a little different in that I didn’t do it. I was surprised (and delighted) to find this image on Instagram recently. This was create by the talented Mark Appleyard who I have been following for years. Mark is also a talented photographer and you can see both his comic and photographic work at his website:

https://bluebottleflyer.wixsite.com/home

And his Instagram account:

https://www.instagram.com/bluebottleflyer/

War of the Worlds Tripods

Posted on October 31, 2025 by H Stacy
War of the Worlds Tripods

For Halloween day, Slim selected something to remember the 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of H. G. Wells’s War of the Worlds. Since the Orson Welles broadcast didn’t have any images to accompany it, Slim had to pick something from a newer source.  Therefore, Slim picked the 1955 Classics Illustrated comic book’s depiction of the Martian Tripod.