Economic Depression Cartoons and Comics

"Please stand by for a series of tones. The first indicates the official end of the recession, the second indicates prosperity, and the third the return of the recession."

'I'm not kidding Bertie, give me your lunch money.'

Please Stand by. We are switching to a free-market economy.

"Making money's eve more of a kick when no one else is."

'Attention!!! You wolves down there!!! Get away from my door!!! I'm doing the best that I can!!!'

'Oh, these? These are my recession chinos.'

Economic Forecasting.

'Coming up next...Hank Paulson with a pledge drive from the U.S. treasury...'

"We've given up out Paris office. Madame thought she was spreading herself too thin."

"Hello, son. I suppose chicken farming doesn't seem so bad now."

"Well, I think we've proved our point...you want to push it, or should I?"

The thing man - fleeced again.

Paradigm Suicide

"If only we could sell shares in doom and gloom."

"You don't have depression, just recession."

'It's not that kind of depression, Sire - You can't just give everybody a happy meal.'

'Now that sounds worth worrying about.'

'Another bank went broke today, so how about a bailout?'

'Bernanke of the Fed offered these reassuring words on the stock market 'The sun will rise tomorrow'.'

"May you rest in peace. The recession is over for you."

The interview

'It seems layoffs will continue.'

These days Jerry's developed a close relationship with his money.

"The Republicans took eight years to get us into this mess, why can't the democrats have eight years to fix it?"

'I'm sorry, the stock market got to me first.'