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1973: Elementary

No prize is offered for deciphering this cartoon! Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr Watson, are on the case of the Hound of the Baskervilles. In Conan Doyle’s book the hound was a fearsome, diabolical animal.

I do wonder if young people today might miss the meaning of this cartoon and wonder why the dog’s owner has been given the name of a well-known typeface.

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1979: What young people got up to then

It is quite likely that the readers of Punch were not in favour of kids or bouncers.

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I've been to some venues like that.

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1978: The Women’s Movement

The Women’s Movement still had some way to go in 1978.

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I'm not going to show that to Marge.

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1978: Opportunity for litigation

This surely is an American cartoon. The victim is expected to sue the Golf Club, the doctor will provide the essential witness role and the lawyer will conduct the case, each for substantial remuneration.

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1973: The ultimate professional

War correspondents face many risks. Quite a few have lost their lives. Sandy Gall was a real reporter. The artist has imagined a firing squad looking like Goya’s famous painting dated around 1810 in which Napoleon’s soldiers are executing Spanish freedom fighters.

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1977: Women’s Equality

Here we can observe a relatively early example of the Women’s Equality movement. I don’t think the cigars would have been too popular but they were seen to be an example of male privilege.

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1979: Resentment

The yobs certainly don’t actually want to be doctors, scientists or engineers. However, they resent the fact they can’t get paid like doctors, scientists or engineers. This cartoon could appear today.

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1976: They’ve all got it in for me...

There’s plenty of paranoia around these days.