Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 11, 1974
Transcript:
Phred: Sorry, Mom, but marching orders are marching order! I've got to report for that demolitions gig in the delta by Monday at the latest. I guess I better get down to the Mekong haberdashery and pick-up some new uniforms. What a pain! - That's really gonna set me back... hey... what's this? Your charge plate! Woman: Have Murray call me if there're any problems.
My mom would never have trusted me with her charge card; I would have come home with all the LPs I could carry, plus 1.