From the Philadelphia Inquirer late September-early October 1951
All very interesting though I have to say that the really difficult bit to swallow - harder than Flook turning into a pressure cooker - is that, I guess, a few hours after they first meet Flook is Rufus' 'very dear friend' - I mean, on the basis of what? Also, why is Flook sad in the second strip above? By the way I am of the opinion that the art has changed considerably since the first week of strips, to the style more commonly associated with Trog, which I don't object to (in fact I like it) but it makes me wonder if we've shot ahead in the Flook world and maybe we're not going to see Moses Maggot and I'll have to pay the $120 anyway.
A later thought:
I wonder whether 'flying buttress' was a slightly rude reference for the amusement of American children (because it has the word 'butt' in it)? As well as being a slightly amusing idea, either because Flook doesn't know what a flying buttress is or because it would be a hard (but not impossible) thing to become. 
