“Charming”?? More like the quintessential creepy pervy uncle, leering at girls less than (ha) half his age (although in his defense, EVERYONE appears younger than Funky) with a disgusting smirk on his face. Then again, by Westviewian standards that could indeed pass for “charm”, so who am I to say?
I’m kind of confused as I though Cory was leaving as recently as yesterday. Sometimes those Sunday strips happen in an alternate Funkyverse (gak) where things are not always as they seem. Or TB did all the weekday strips at once then did all the Sunday ones and just plain screwed up the continuity (again). Either or.
Son of Stuck Funky 
Going by today’s example, Cory, I’d say the answer is “never.”
Rocky? Sure looks like Rana or Act II Linda to me. Of course, all the blonde women in Batiuk’s universe pretty much look the same, too.
How do you screw up something as simple as introducing a new character? All she has to do is shake their hand and make a lame quip. Hell, so far she hasn’t said a single word since she was first mentioned.
And do female soldiers actually grow their hair that long?
Yeah, her silence is pretty creepy, especially paired with her enigmatic smile in response to the fat pantload’s awkward flirt.
And do female soldiers actually grow their hair that long?
Her hair over her eyebrows is definitely not regulation, but if she could pull up the rest of it above her collar and still manage to wear the requisite headgear, it’s possible. Amusingly, women in the Army and the Marines are not allowed to shave their heads like men do, because that violates the official regulations. (I wouldn’t be surprised if this were the case in all the branches of the military, but I just know those two)
Anyway, back to the strip in question. Enjoy Rocky while you can, everyone, because soon enough she’ll open her mouth and make you hate her just like everyone else in the Funkyverse.
Admittedly, when compared to Balboa and the Flying Squirrel, this Rocky probably is the prettiest one Funky’s ever seen.
All this Funky-leering reminds me. Didn’t Funky have a similarly uncomfortable moment with Les when referring to Summer as “quite a girl”. I seem to remember that a while back?
Rocky is thinking ” Eyes up here fat man.”
Uh oh, some of Cory’s old personality is starting to assert itself. Better squash that quick, Batiuk.
We need 60 ccs of laconic whining and three puns, stat!
So, Rocky is home for Christmas too… does the military in the Batiukverse operates on the same schedule as the Westview public schools?
I actually kinda like Cory’s line, when read with the biting sarcasm and utter contempt for Funky that we know he held prior to his deployment.
Hi Rocky…since “pretty things” can’t exist in Westview, let the death watch and the maiming begin.
I guess Rocky’s presence means my “Cory comes home a fine young man and hooks up with Summer thereby creating an unholy alliance between the Moores and the Winkerbeans” theory is shot to shit. Oh well, no one wanted to see THAT anyway. I do wonder if Rocky is a corporal too or if Cory now outranks her. I would imagine that could get quite awkward.
Watch out! Funky’s making comma eyes at you!
Oh darn. I was really, really hoping that Rocky was going to fall down the memory hole without ever actually appearing in the strip.
Well, I guess I can always hope that, when next she shows up in six months, Batiuk will have forgotten her age and declare her to be 56.
Given the Rocky is attractive by this comic’s standards, I’m going with her becoming disfigured in an attack.
This won’t last. Remember Cory is still a deviant delinquent. The army can’t change someone like him. Besides we all know that Cory is destined to eventually marry Summer Moore so that the Moore and Winkerbean families can be joined
Funky has a long way to go if he wants to be as creepy at leering as Mopey Pete is when he was gaga over 15 year old Summer (after having already graduated from high school himself)