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Editorial Comment - Paradise, Local Version

A single panel satirical gag that pokes fun of Governor Manuel F.L. Guerrero and his administration. A local native man is struggling against a tree as the bottom part of a monster, perhaps a snake like hydra, wraps the end of its tail around the man…

Editorial Comment - Three Musketeers and A Mascot at Waikiki

The Editorial Comment of this issue, May 9th, 1964. This Editorial Comment features Governor Manuel F.L. Guerrero, Assistant Secretary Rudolph Sablan, Special Assistant Ed Engledow, and Congressman Jesus C. Okiyama lying down on a beach, supposedly…

Cover Page

The Cover Page has a man resting on a Latte Stone, and all three are next to coconut trees. Below them is a large caption that reads ‘San Francisco, ‘California Here We Come!’ and a smaller caption that reads ‘Poor Taotao Guam! Who is Rehabilitating…

The Ghost Cabinet

An ad piece for the Casper comic series; a parody shows a meeting between ghosts that are part of an executive committee: Secretary of Law, Special Secretary for Nothing, Secretary of Public Works, and Secretary of Health. The Secretary of Law is…

Editorial Comment - The Governor Ploting His Moves

The Editorial Comment for this weeks issue. There's a satirical comic with supposed Governor of Guam sitting at a table with playing cards, some of which are face up. Behind him are three men who are talking about the Governor and his leadership and…

Editorial Comment - Agriculture and the Governor

A satirical comic from the Guam Times Weekly. This edition shows a local man resting against a Latte Stone as he ponders about farming, employment, and a lack of drive. To the left of the man is a coconut tree with two insects that talk to each other…

Where the Governor Stands

A satirical comic that depicts four men debating where Governor Guerrero literally is - on a table in front of the men are a hat and a bulldozer at opposite lengths. The caption below the cartoon reads, 'Where the Governor Stands (On Elective…

Editoral Comment - House Committee Hearings

A satirical comic - a group of people are crowding over two people, Mr. Denton, and the Governor, as the two play a game of dice - Denton has a thought bubble that reads 'What does this guy think, can't I tell a dice is loaded when I see one?' Above…

The Better Half

A single panel comic that has a man sleeping comfortably on a couch while staff from the Red Cross wait patiently for him to wake up. The bottom caption reads as "He said to wake him up when you came. It's the one check he enjoys writing." "The…

Cover Page

Satirical comic that shows Governor Guerrero coming back to Guam, greeted by both the people and journalists. Governor Guerrero is dressed in incognito clothes though, but what gives him away is his clothes and a bag that has a caption of 'Top…