Comic #3035: 2013-09-08

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Title: No title provided in the comic.

Panel 1: A character imagines meeting a significant historical figure from centuries past. They contemplate explaining modern inventions, indicated by the drawing of a spacecraft.

Panel 2: The character expresses excitement about witnessing the reactions of great minds like Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Mendeleev, Curie, Darwin, or Archimedes as they learn about modern concepts.

Panel 3: The character reflects that, unfortunately, no one has lived for more than a century.

Panel 4: A group of somber-looking people surrounds a shadowy figure. The character recognizes the inevitability of death—everyone mentioned is beyond recovery.

Panel 5: The speaker addresses a baby, stating that they are not like anyone else.

Panel 6: The baby is shown happily smiling. The speaker compares the baby to the first human, emphasizing a deep connection through time.

Panel 7: The speaker suggests that the baby embodies the entire history of humanity, saying that they are not 200 or 2,000 years old, but rather 200,000 years old, symbolizing the shared lineage of humanity.

Panel 8: Concluding the comic, the speaker promises to reveal everything to the baby, reiterating the initial fascination with connecting through historical knowledge.

The comic combines themes of continuity, legacy, and the timelessness of human experience.