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2002-12-22

Original: 2002-12-22 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1 (single panel):

A blonde woman in a pink tank top stands in a doorway, facing a large red demonic creature with glowing eyes, a wide fanged mouth, and a tan/brown body, one clawed hand raised toward her.

Red creature: "I AM MOLOCH, EATER OF SOULS! I HAVE COME FOR YOUR FIRST BORN!"

Woman: "I'm sorry, we don't have any kids..."

Narration (caption): "MOLOCH WONDERS ALOUD IF THIS IS 276 SOUTH BENSON..."

Woman: "No, this is 276 NORTH Benson."

(An awkward pause is indicated by a small speech bubble with just an ellipsis.)

Woman: "STOP STARING AT MY CHEST MOLOCH."

Votey:

Close-up on Moloch's face (the red creature, shown in black-and-white line art) looking downcast.

Moloch: "MOLOCH SO LONELY."

Alt text

Single-panel SMBC comic. A blonde woman in a pink tank top stands in her doorway facing Moloch, a large red demon with glowing slit eyes, a wide grinning mouth full of fangs, and a clawed hand raised toward her. Moloch booms: "I AM MOLOCH, EATER OF SOULS! I HAVE COME FOR YOUR FIRST BORN!" The woman replies, "I'm sorry, we don't have any kids..." A caption reads, "Moloch wonders aloud if this is 276 South Benson..." The woman answers, "No, this is 276 NORTH Benson." After an awkward beat (shown by a small '...' speech bubble), she adds, "Stop staring at my chest, Moloch." The joke: a soul-devouring demon shows up at the wrong address and is then scolded like an ordinary creep. Votey (aftercomic): a black-and-white close-up of Moloch's face looking sad and dejected, saying, "Moloch so lonely."

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.