Oberschwester Monika

A long-running East German gag strip, Oberschwester Monika debuted in 1960 from Eulenspiegel-Verlag and centers on the tart-tongued head nurse of a hospital ward. Though the series has only a single published issue to its name, its titular character became a beloved fixture of the publisher's humor comics for decades, offering a wry, working-class perspective on daily life. The strip's enduring appeal lies in its sharp, affectionate satire of institutional bureaucracy and the no-nonsense resilience of its protagonist.