▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁a ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁strip . ▁ ▁Marcus ▁De Mar co ▁A ▁class mate ▁of ▁Alice . ▁Bes pect ac led ▁and ▁n erd y , ▁Marcus ▁is ▁sc ared ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁who ▁is ▁always ▁document ing ▁him ▁for ▁sc rap books . ▁ ▁M s . ▁Bl iss ▁The ▁only ▁teacher ▁at ▁Bl iss h aven ▁Academy , ▁a ▁pre - school ▁attended ▁by ▁Alice , ▁Ben i , ▁D ill ▁and ▁Marcus . ▁She ▁lov es ▁education ▁and ▁is ▁usually ▁cheer ful . ▁She ▁often ▁becomes ▁ir rit ated ▁with ▁the ▁children ' s ▁constant ▁ant ics . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁engaged ▁multiple ▁times ▁to ▁Tim my ▁F ret work , ▁the ▁Ban jo ▁Man , ▁although ▁they ▁have ▁yet ▁to ▁wed . ▁ ▁Thompson ▁has ▁admitted ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁that ▁Bl iss ▁is ▁her ▁first ▁name , ▁not ▁her ▁surname . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁D and ers ▁Bl iss h aven ' s ▁pet ▁gu inea ▁p ig . ▁Mr . ▁D and ers ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁well ▁read ▁and ▁has ▁many ▁literary ▁opinions . ▁He ▁often ▁speak s ▁using ▁el o quent , ▁long ▁words . ▁A ▁prominent ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁strip ' s ▁early ▁days , ▁he ▁last ▁appeared ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁when ▁the ▁strip ▁featured ▁guest ▁cart oon ists . ▁ ▁Andre ▁Ch ang ▁A ▁heavy set ▁boy ▁Pet ey ▁met ▁at ▁cart oon ▁camp . ▁He ▁has ▁bush y ▁hair ▁with ▁thick ▁b angs