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Academics. Catedráticos.
Four academics are studying in their ivory towers. -
The Humanities
A Civil Guard uses a captive and decapitated woman named The Humanities as hat hanger. -
Statues. Estatuas.
Three statues are standing together. One is a gorilla wearing an amulet, one is a donkey standing on its back legs and one is a pig sitting in a chair. -
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The United States of Europe. Los Estados Unidos Europeos.
A poor boy is at school. On the wall there is a crucifix and "¡Franco!" written three times. Two Civil Guards are watching him with their arms. On the window, European are sad to see this. The caption says, "The United States of Europe will never be a reality. Through the centuries, the old nations of Europe have formed their own personalities" (From General Franco's speech on December 31, 1956). -
Scientist and footballer. Científico y futbolista.
A scientist leaves the house using the back door and a folclórica opens the front door to a footballer. -
Death to intelligence!. Muera la Inteligencia.
A man is standing on a banner that reads "Spanish Science 1961." The Falangist yoke and arrows with "Death to Intelligence" written on them are piercing his neck. -
Eisenhower
Franco is next to a Christmas tree with fascist decorations: swastikas, the three-cornered hat of the Civil Guard, a tank, a Stuka, the Falange insignia, a revolver, a football, a skull, and the fascist slogan “Arriba España.” Instead of garlands, there are chains. Instead of an angel on top of the tree, there are the gallows. Franco is excited with the many presents under the tree. The presents are labeled United Nations, Relations with De Gaulle, European Politics. Tellingly, he looks at the present labeled “Eisenhower Visit,” one of the biggest. -
Cowboy and Torero
An American and a Spaniard cross paths. The reader can see their thoughts in bubbles. Although they look quite alike, the Spaniard sees a cowboy, and the American sees a Torero; -
The Imperial Eagle. El águila imperial.
An imperial eagle flies away with money bags in its talons and Franco cannot detain it. The caption reads, "The Imperial Eagle flies … to Switzerland."