Fourteen-year-old Nick finds life dreary at the military academy run by his strict father and dreams of becoming a cartoonist, but then various events converge to bring him a better understanding of his father.
A brief discussion of the techniques and functions of political cartoons accompanies capsule biographies of sixteen political cartoonists from Ben Franklin to Tom Darcy.
Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing Popeye, Fred Flintstone, Dick Tracy, Yogi Bear, Felix the cat, Little Orphan Annie, Flash Gordon, and other cartoon characters.