Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 31, 1974
Transcript:
Rufus: So how are things with you today, man? Boy: Not so good... Mom almost kept me home from school again today... Rufus: How come? Boy: Well, I told her about how I sat next to you on the bus yesterday, and how you didn't hit me once the whole way... Rufus: And? Boy: She checked me for knife wounds and sent me to bed. Rufus: I should have hit you. Boy: I think she means well.