Burns has Smithers' phone in some goons to rough up Al Gore to make himself feel better. Later, in Medal of Homer, a younger Mr. Burns steals paintings from Ville de St. Capitulons and protects them on board his personal naval carrier with a squad of sailors that resemble Smithers. ...
Al Capp has been described elsewhere as respecting King and his work, and a closet liberal despite the right-wing rhetoric of his work. Recently the cartoonist James Romberger has identified the artist as Golden Age great Sy Barry. The early script was read and commented on by Dr. King and...