Comic #3678: the-law-of-one-price

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1. Panel 1:
   • Character 1 (with a beard): "THE LAW OF ONE PRICE STATES THAT THE PRICE OF A COMMODITY IS THE SAME EVERYWHERE."
2. Panel 2:
   • Character 2 (enthusiastically): "OH MY GOD I HAVE SO MUCH POWER."
   • Character 1: "DON'T DO IT."
3. Panel 3:
   • Character 2: "YOU CAN'T STOP ME!"
   • Character 1: "PLEASE!"
4. Panel 4:
   • Character 2: "I AM SELLING THIS GRAIN OF RICE FOR $1,000!"
   • Character 1: "Noo oooooo!"
5. Bottom:
   • Newspaper headline: "FAMINE RAVAGES ASIA!"

The comic conveys a humorous take on economic principles and the implications of pricing during a famine.