Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 15, 1979
Transcript:
Mark: My original idea was to come as a bloated bureaucracy, but I was afraid no one would talk to me. Zonker: Shrewd thinking, Abdul. Mark: Right. As OPEC, I command a lot more respect and... Voice: Oil... oil! Mark: Hello? What's this? Man: Please... help me... help me balance my payments! Mark: Why, it's a staggering deficit! Zonker: Tighten your belt, man, tighten your belt!