#2548

Synopsis

A car dealer sees a man walking beside his wife, who is carrying an immense burden on her shoulders. The dealer convinces the husband to buy a car; the result is that the man drives the car while the woman walks beside him, still carrying her burden.

Reprinted in

• The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough: Early Writings and Cartoons by Dr. Seuss #[nn]
• Just What the Doctor Disordered: Early Writings & Cartoons of Dr. Seuss #[nn]

Credits

Script

James Trembath, Isidore Klein, Ed Graham, E. Simms Campbell, Courtney Dunkel, S. J. Perelman, Charles Forbell, Loy Byrnes, John Reehill, Paul Reilly, Frank Hanley, Gardner Rea, Ned Hilton, Art Young, W. P. Trent, C. D. Russell, Clive Weed, Jefferson Machamer, G. B. Inwood, Ellison Hoover, Bruce Bairnsfather, Bandel Linn, Rowland Lyon, Barksdale Rogers, W. G. Farr, Donald McKee, Nate Collier

Pencils

James Trembath, Isidore Klein, Ed Graham, E. Simms Campbell, Courtney Dunkel, S. J. Perelman, Charles Forbell, Loy Byrnes, John Reehill, Paul Reilly, Frank Hanley, Gardner Rea, Ned Hilton, Art Young, W. P. Trent, C. D. Russell, Clive Weed, Jefferson Machamer, G. B. Inwood, Ellison Hoover, Bruce Bairnsfather, Bandel Linn, Rowland Lyon, Barksdale Rogers, W. G. Farr, Donald McKee, Nate Collier

Inks

James Trembath, Isidore Klein, Ed Graham, E. Simms Campbell, Courtney Dunkel, S. J. Perelman, Charles Forbell, Loy Byrnes, John Reehill, Paul Reilly, Frank Hanley, Gardner Rea, Ned Hilton, Art Young, W. P. Trent, C. D. Russell, Clive Weed, Jefferson Machamer, G. B. Inwood, Ellison Hoover, Bruce Bairnsfather, Bandel Linn, Rowland Lyon, Barksdale Rogers, W. G. Farr, Donald McKee, Nate Collier

Colours

James Trembath

Letters

Jefferson Machamer, Ellison Hoover, Nate Collier

Editor

Jack Shuttleworth

Contributing editor

George Jean Nathan, Richard J. Walsh, Sidney S. Lenz

Dr. theophrastus seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel

F. n. beaven

Frank Beaven