The Cartoon is Hilarious in Retrospect

Ah, a damsel with a fortress Europe on her head. Like a cherished children’s book, there is such hopefulness to be found in this pile of Plantu dating from 1998:

” ... Let’s hope no-one sticks anything in the spokes ... ”

You might want to make a note that the worry-laden crown looking on is a distressed looking Helmut Kohl with a sapling coming out of the top of his head.