– Okay, I finally got it.
– My Zachary Taylor Washingtoy™!

– I swear, why anyone would want a toy of the 12th president is beyond me.
– Oh, Dad! You’ll never understand girls!

– Well, you’ve been bugging me ever since they announced the new line, so there you go. Daddy loves his princess.

– So, is it fun to play with?
– Well, until you get me the rest of the 1849 Cabinet, there’s not a whole hell of a lot I can do.

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- Okay, I finally got it.
- My Zachary Taylor Washingtoy™!

- I swear, why anyone would want a toy of the 12th president is beyond me.
- Oh, Dad! You'll never understand girls!

- Well, you've been bugging me ever since they announced the new line, so there you go. Daddy loves his princess.

- So, is it fun to play with?
- Well, until you get me the rest of the 1849 Cabinet, there's not a whole hell of a lot I can do.

header: collect them all at WONDERMARK.COM
alt-text: officially licensed u.s. government merchandise is a great idea

officially licensed u.s. government merchandise is the best way to combat the national deficit

#118; In which a Toy proves insufficient

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20 years ago (in photocomic form)

June 9, 2026 by David Malki !

The computers tell me it was 20 years ago, June 9, 2006, that I arrived in New York for my first-ever comic convention as an exhibitor, MoCCA.

It was an important trip for me, a milestone in what would go on to become my career.

I wrote a little reminiscence on Patreon (free/unlocked) — including a first-since-then reprint of the photocomics I made at the time, documenting the trip!