Father and Son: The first day of holidays

This is a popular and almost always apolitical series of cartoons from Nazi Germany (published between 1934 and 1937, but still enjoyed today), drawn under a pseudonym by Erich Ohser, who was banned from this kind of work by Goebbels due to his past as a political cartoonist critical of the Nazi party and Hitler. At times, it's incredibly heartwarming. This particular episode has always been my favorite ever since I first read it as a child and I'm so happy I managed to find it again today. Others are more dated, for example featuring the son being spanked for his misdeeds (which still didn't irritate me in the 1990s as a kid, because that was done to me as well).

These are still used in German schools today (episodes without spanking, of course), with students being asked to discuss the events and write descriptions of them. There are no speech bubbles and only the occasional text, so even small children can easily understand what's happening. The general tone is very positive, with the slightly clumsy dad always trying his best (even if he doesn't always succeed) and the son being equally mischievous and inventive.

The author, who was always outspoken against the Nazi regime despite drawing much more political cartoons for them during the war (after Goebbels had allowed him to officially again), hanged himself before the start of a show trial in 1944 (which would have almost certainly resulted in him being brutally tortured execution), after having been denounced by one of his neighbors.