Speed Saunders' Mammoth Mystery: Bull Run

Speed has hit upon the idea of asking whether any museums are missing mammoth tusks, since the only extant mammoth tusks are in museums. 

"It seems so simple when you explain it, Holmes!"

Returning to his roustabout duties, Speeds observes Elkins The Animal Man.

Do you think circuses have jodhpur wranglers to iron all those pants?

All is well, unless, you know, the elephant goes wild.

Hate it when that happens.

I guess you can only stare at jodhpurs so long without losing it.

The elephant charges Joe (and, by extension, us, as well).

I could swear I saw this scene in a "Shylock Fox" strip.

Joe Sampson, the Circus Strongman, is so panicked he runs straight through the Fourth Wall and into our reality, becoming the inspiration for Grant Morrison's Flex Mentallo.

Jumbo. I knew the elephant's name would be Jumbo.

Elkins proves himself master of not only animals but oxymorons as well.

That... is a perfectly solid reason why Jumbo would attack Joe.  It's not Horton, for Geisel's sake.

Like any investigator worth his salt, Speed blames the victim and decides to search Joe Sampson's tent.

Don't worry, Speed. Given the randomness of your methods, I'm sure no one would suspect you to be a detective.

Tomorrow: HELLO!