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"Uptight Is..." is a sharp, satirical take from 1972, playing off the imagery of Marlboro cigarette ads with a darkly humorous twist: a funeral home markets gravestones shaped like cigarette packs for those lost to lung cancer. Illustrated with deadpan precision by Irving Schild, the story’s stark visuals and biting irony deliver a memorable, if unsettling, commentary on smoking culture—no punches pulled, just a single, unforgettable image that lingers.
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Parody of Kent cigarette print ads; Examples of items associated with certain people, with the final examples being what should be associated with smokers.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).