Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 1st December 1992

Dilbert//1326, first published 34 years ago on Tuesday 1st December 1992

Tags

alien dilbert disguise space stock market dogbert power antennae surrender interest rates

Official transcript

Dogbert stands on a desk wearing a pair of antennae. A cameraman and two news reporters stand in front of him. Dogbert says into the microphones, "As my antennae clearly prove, I'm a space alien with incredible powers."

At home, Dilbert sits in his chair watching Dogbert on tv. Dogbert says, "I call on the nations of the world to surrender. Otherwise, I will cause your stock markets to fall."

Later, Dilbert and Dogbert watch television together. The newscaster says, "The market fell five points today. Analysts blame interest rates and aliens."

Dogbert says, "Yes!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AS MY ANTENNAE CLEARLY PROVE, I'M A SPACE ALIEN WITH INCREDIBLE POWERS.

1 CALL ON THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO SURRENDER. OTHERWISE, I WILL CAUSE YOUR STOCK MARKETS TO FALL.

LATER THE MARKET FELL FIVE POINTS TODAY. ANALYSTS BLAME INTEREST RATES AND ALIENS.

YES!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Alien Invasion" and features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic commentary on office life and corporate culture. The story revolves around an alien who appears on television, claiming to have the power to control stock markets.

Key Elements:

• The alien's declaration sparks a panic in the financial world, with stock prices plummeting.
• Dilbert's boss, a character often depicted as incompetent and out of touch, is oblivious to the chaos and instead focuses on his own interests.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that financial markets are controlled by external forces beyond human understanding.

Themes:

• The comic strip explores themes of power, control, and the unpredictability of the stock market.
• It also highlights the absurdity of corporate culture and the ways in which people can become detached from reality in their pursuit of wealth and success.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.