2005-03-21
Original: 2005-03-21 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A muscular superhero with a yellow "S" emblem on his chest, dressed in a blue suit with a red cape, stands holding a lit cigarette and exhaling smoke. He has a mustache and slicked-back dark hair.
Superhero: KIDS YOU SHOULDN'T SMOKE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE SUPER LUNGS LIKE ME.
Superhero: MMM. THAT'S GOOD.
Caption (below panel): Still, it was a lot more convincing than Batman's "utility lung" explanation.
Votey:
A close-up of a relaxed, smiling man with a cigarette in his mouth, exhaling smoke, eyes contentedly closed.
Man: I LOOK GREAT AND FEEL GREAT. THANKS, TOBACCO!
A muscular superhero with a yellow "S" emblem on his chest, dressed in a blue suit with a red cape, stands holding a lit cigarette and exhaling smoke. He has a mustache and slicked-back dark hair.
Superhero: KIDS YOU SHOULDN'T SMOKE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE SUPER LUNGS LIKE ME.
Superhero: MMM. THAT'S GOOD.
Caption (below panel): Still, it was a lot more convincing than Batman's "utility lung" explanation.
Votey:
A close-up of a relaxed, smiling man with a cigarette in his mouth, exhaling smoke, eyes contentedly closed.
Man: I LOOK GREAT AND FEEL GREAT. THANKS, TOBACCO!
Alt text
Main comic, single panel: A muscular superhero in a blue suit, red cape, and a yellow "S" shield on his chest stands smoking a lit cigarette against a stylized city skyline. He says, "Kids you shouldn't smoke because you don't have super lungs like me," then adds, "Mmm. That's good." A caption below reads: "Still, it was a lot more convincing than Batman's 'utility lung' explanation." The joke parodies anti-smoking PSAs by having a Superman parody endorse his own smoking as safe only for the super-powered. Votey (aftercomic): A black-and-white close-up of a contented man with eyes closed, a cigarette in his mouth, exhaling smoke, saying, "I look great and feel great. Thanks, tobacco!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.