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Comic #4483: a-bar-joke

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Description

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  1. Panel 1:
    • Title: "AN AMERICAN, AN ENGLISHMAN, AND IRISHMAN ENTER A BAR."
    • Three men enter:
      • The American is wearing a hat and a red, white, and blue outfit, with a big mustache and sunglasses.
      • The Englishman is in a suit with a black bowler hat and has a neatly groomed beard.
      • The Irishman has a green outfit and a red beard.
  2. Panel 2:
    • Text: "CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE THE INHABITANTS OF A JOKE, THEY BECOME WARY."
    • Each man shows expressions of concern.
  3. Panel 3:
    • Text: "KNOWING THAT BAR JOKES OFTEN END IN HUMILIATION OR DEATH, EACH MAN IMPROVISES A WEAPON."
    • The American pulls out a large gun; the Englishman holds a walking stick; the Irishman has a shillelagh (a traditional Irish stick).
  4. Panel 4:
    • Text: "SEEING EACH OTHER MAN'S WEAPON, EACH ELECTS TO ATTACK ANOTHER."
    • The men engage in a chaotic scene, with the American aiming his gun at the Irishman, while the Englishman swings his cane.
  5. Panel 5:
    • Text: "THE AMERICAN SUFFERS A BLOW TO THE SKULL WITH AN IRON BAR. THE ENGLISHMAN AND IRISHMAN ARE SO REVOLTED, THEY STAND SILENT AS THEY WATCH HIM FLOP AND GIBBER AND DIE."
    • The American is on the ground, looking injured, while the other two men are looking horrified.
  6. Panel 6:
    • A close-up of the Englishman and Irishman, who are now calm and reflective, with expressions of disbelief.
  7. Panel 7:
    • Text: "LATER, THE IRISHMAN AND ENGLISHMAN ARE INTERROGATED BY THE POLICE."
    • The police ask them questions, with one officer looking stern.
  8. Panel 8:
    • Text: "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE AMERICAN? ANSWER ME!"
    • The police officer is demanding, while the Irishman and Englishman exchange glances.
  9. Panel 9:
    • Text: "FORTUNATELY, THE PUNCHLINE COMES BEFORE THEY ARE SENT TO JAIL."
    • The police officer looks anxious as he prepares to hear the punchline.
  10. Panel 10:
    • Text: "HE… HE WALKED INTO A BAR… AND SAID, 'OUCH!'"
    • Laughter erupts among the men.
  11. Bottom Section:
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The comic utilizes humor and plays on traditional stereotypes through visual elements and dialogue, structured in a narrative form typical of comedic storytelling.