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The subversive adventures of Mr. Block

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Mr. Block is a comic from the early 1900s following someone that might seem eerily familiar, named Mr. Block. This comic was created by Ernest Riebe for the still running International Worker, a newspaper published by the Industrial Workers of the World. The IWW is an international syndicalist union who believe workers run the world. They have existed since 1909, with famous organizers like Mother Jones as founding members. While this community is focused on Mr. Block, all IWW comics are welcome!

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Transcript:

Panel 1:

Mr Block is reading an advertisement in the daily paper

Ad: Men wanted. Good wages. Apply in office of this paper.

Mr Block: At last! Here's a job for me, I'll go after it!

Panel 2:

Mr Block sprinting to the office: It's no use kicking about in hard times. A man can get a job if he goes after it.

Panel 3:

Mr Block imagining scenes of violent thoughts as the office worker talks

Office worker: Position just filled.

Panel 4:

Wobbly offering Mr Block a copy of the Industrial Worker: Stung again, heh? Didn't you know that capitalist papers are printing blind ads in order to get the last penny from the unemployed? Here's a paper that'll put you wise to the game!

Panel 5:

Hundreds of blockheads reading the Industrial Worker as the Wobbly walks away

Wobbly: You see, the number of blocks run into the thousands and it pays to advertise.

Panel 6:

Mr Block being beaten by a cop: Officer please! I am a peaceable citizen!

Cop just doing his duty: Shut up! you fellers have to move on, you're block(he)ading the street!

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