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Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, had already used the catchphrase “We have met the enemy and he is us” on a poster and in a foreword to a book, but this Earth Day strip from 1971 (the year after Earth Day began) was the first time he incorporated it into the newspaper strip.
As a bonus, here is Pogo discussing one of 2009′s hot topics, the imminent death of the newspaper… in 1953, because nothing ever changes:
The roster of people who’ve snubbed the Queen reveals as much covert vanity as it does quiet principle
Every day, Zoran Milich walks the streets of New York City, camera in hand
It’s a pity to let the naysayer role obscure valid insights into Internet-savvy authoritarian regimes
If you do just one thing today, it should be to watch the trailer for ‘Iron Sky’
The roots of a tortured clan
His way of forcing the reader to see and smell the squalor of 19th century England is still unmatched in its moral force
