The Changing World

This six-panel Sunday page uses recurring characters and sequential speech balloons to satirize shifting American political winds. The top panels contrast expert predictions of Soviet collapse with its unexpected durability. The middle tier pivots from prohibition debates—"dry forces" once dominant—to sudden demands for repeal by "wet forces." The bottom tier extends the visual metaphor to railroad regulation, comparing government control against private operation. The cartoonist employs consistent figure work, hatching, and panel borders typical of 1920s newspaper comics. Speech balloons and captions guide readers through cause-and-effect, establishing ironic reversals as the strip's central argument about political volatility and the unreliability of predictions.