Comic #3813: a-truly-scary-halloween

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Comic Description:

The comic features a Halloween-themed scene with a few characters. One character is dressed as a witch, and another is dressed as a graph. The background contains elements typical of a Halloween setting, likely meant to be a neighborhood during trick-or-treating.

Panel 1:

• Left: A character says, "TRICK OR TREAT!"
• Right: The witch replies, "Ooooh, what are you?"

Panel 2:

• The graph character responds, "I’m a graph of increase in college tuition and increase in average wage over time."

Panel 3:

• The witch looks at the graph and says, "Wow. The next twenty years look rough."
• Next to her, the graph responds, "That’s the next five years."

Panel 4:

• The graph character explains, "The next 20 years go off the graph!"
• The witch notices, "Look how they get farther apart! Like they're trying to engulf you!"

Panel 5:

• The witch, relenting, says, "Okay! You win! I'm scared! Have a treat!"
• The graph character has a surprised expression.

Panel 6:

• The witch holds a bag and responds, "That candy ain't free."
• The graph character looks pleased, but there are no words from the graph character in this panel.

This comic uses humor to comment on the trends in education costs compared to wages, framed in a playful Halloween context.