The one hundred and eleventh comic: #189 Gomer Goof
For me, Gomer Goof - or Guust Flater as I know it, or Gaston in the original language - is a childhood throwback for me. I loved the tales of the inept office worker/inventor and I read each of the albums I could find in the library. Even without knowing the office, it hit all the beats - decent gags, good interplay between who's on top, with our protagonist and nemesis/friend both coming out on top and there being some really nice moments in there. Reading it now, there's even some nice story build up through the gag strips - nothing too big, but it does feel like a consistent world it builds on. A lot of the comedy is unforced, coming from the established characters, who don't quite reach caricature level. It's actually pretty well balanced to read and while there's enough of a reset, Gomer Goof's laziness and inventions are nuanced enough that they don't come out of nowhere. It's a comic that still works quite well reading it many years later, and I enjoyed going back and reading some again.