In the first panel, Spanish refugee José Nieto Ruiz escapes Spain when Franco is about to cut his throat. A square bubble reads "Anti-Franco Militant." In the second panel, Nieto escapes Cuba when Castro is about to beat him to death. A square bubble reads "Anti-Castro Militant." In the third panel, Nieto Ruiz is relieved to be in the United States and shouts, “Freedom!!” However, in the fourth panel Uncle Sam apologizes with a brief “Sorry.. only Cubans.” In the firth panel, Nieto Ruiz is bewildered and says, “I am against Communism! I am against totalitarianism! I am a democrat! What can I do?
Cuento sobre un joven que abandona el campo mexicano con la intención de conocer el mar y emprende un periplo laboral que le lleva hasta Pennsylvania donde, ya viejo y enfermo por su trabajo en una fundición, confía en que su hijo pueda volver a México y hacerse rico
