Dilbert - 3/24/1993

As a young computer professional in the 1990's, I loved Dilbert as it really captured the essence of what working in the field was like. Scott Adams' art was somewhat primitive, but very effective in illustrating the jokes, and the strip was legitimately funny, especially in the early years when Adams was still getting ideas working his day job. I used to keep Dilbert-a-Day calendars on my desk at work for years and even had a Dilbert credit card for a while.

Unfortunately, Adams used crappy markers for the first few years of the strip and so many have faded, such as this one. It's definitely not the worst of the faded strips, but still very noticeable. I used to shy away from these, but from what I've seen, the fading doesn't seem to progress much if you keep the art away from light. I guess I'll find out for sure in a few years.