See you in the funny papers

Meaning

A vintage way of saying goodbye. It suggests that since you are not planning to meet again immediately, you will only see the person in the comic strips.

Vintage, folksy

Used in a sentence

• I have to head home now, see you in the funny papers.
• My grandfather never leaves without saying see you in the funny papers.
• We laughed when the old man told us to see you in the funny papers.