For Beginners #[nn]

This 1981 entry in the "For Beginners" documentary comics series tackles one of history's most debated economic systems with wit and accessibility. The cover sets the tone perfectly: a procession of caricatured thinkers — labeled Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Werner Sombart, and Milton Friedman among them — all pedaling their own bicycles in a comically chained-together convoy, suggesting both momentum and interdependence. Robert Lekachman and Borin Van Loon bring a sharp, playful intelligence to the subject that makes this an inviting starting point for anyone curious about capitalism's big ideas.