The Indigestible Mad #T4830

Five comic strip cartoonists—each from a different corner of the comic page—take on the age-old riddle in wildly different styles, from Peanuts’ existential whimsy to Mark Trail’s rugged realism, B.C.’s prehistoric absurdity, and the surreal punchlines of a Jules Feiffer-esque panel. With characters like Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Frieda, and even Thor getting in on the joke, the story turns a simple question into a satirical tour of comic strip conventions, where every artist sees the chicken’s journey through their own unique lens.

In a delightfully absurd showdown, the White Spy takes aim with a paddle ball, only to be thwarted by the Black Spy, who casually rolls the diving board out from under him just as he leaps. It’s a classic game of wits and physics, where every move is a surprise and every laugh is earned.