Context: Droves of Soviet space technology, including satellites, are whizzing off into space at a rapid rate.
Translation:
- Text on collars: Sputnik [a Russian word meaning “satellite”]
- Text on blue paper: Earth–Jupiter
- Text on purple paper: Earth–Mars
- Caption at bottom: Who’s last? I’m after you!
- Text under caption: Krokodil
Image: Kukryniksy. A. Dobrovolskii, M. Cartoon. 20 Nov. 1957: 1. Krokodil Digital Archive. Web. 20 Apr. 2018