Comic #5
First on the Moon?
Armstrong steps onto the moon and finds the footprints already there, and someone waiting with a flag.
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Comic adapted from a joke by Hamish James.
Comic adapted from a joke by Hamish James.© Rassie Comics · rassiecomics.com
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Panel 1
An astronaut climbs down the ladder of the lunar module. A radio voice comes through.
Radio: You’re about to become the first man on the moon.
Panel 2
He steps onto the surface and begins the line. Bootprints are already in the dust beside his own.
Astronaut: One small step—
Panel 3
He stops and looks back at the trail of footprints leading away from the lander, baffled.
Panel 4
He follows them to Rassie, sitting in a camping chair with a mug and a flask, a folded South African flag beside him.
Astronaut: How...?
Panel 5
Rassie stands and holds out the folded flag.
Rassie: You’ll need this.
Panel 6
The astronaut takes the flag. Rassie taps his watch.
Astronaut: ...
Rassie: You’re late.