Mad #54
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "How We Retired at the Age Of 11 With $800 a Month," Dave Berg delivers a sharp, satirical take on American lifestyle trends with a twist of dystopian humor. The story imagines a future where national laziness and obesity leave the country vulnerable to invasion—this time by lean, hungry forces from the East. Written, drawn, and inked by Dave Berg, with a striking cover by Kelly Freas, this 1960 EC Comics issue blends social commentary with classic Mad absurdity.
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Dave develops the thesis that as the US becomes fatter and lazier, and ends up driving everywhere instead of walking, we'll become pushovers for the lean hungry barbarians, just as ancient Rome did. Only our invaders will be from the east (oriental).
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