Comic #586: 2006-10-31

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Description

The comic features a medical scene with a doctor and a patient. The doctor, wearing surgical attire and a mask, is standing over the patient, who is lying on an operating table. There is an IV drip connected to the patient.

On the table, there is a sign that reads "NOT-VITAL PRACTICE."

The text at the bottom of the comic says, "That ought to throw them off the track of the missing spine."

The overall tone is humorous, playing on the idea of a non-essential procedure while implying something more serious is amiss.