5 chaotic cartoons about life on board the USS Abraham Lincoln

Artists take on survival situations, ballrooms at sea, and more

A haggard-looking shirtless man is lost at sea, floating on a makeshift raft. He looks up at the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier looming above him. Sailors are on the deck trying to get the haggard man’s attention. They are holding up signs that read, “SOS” and “Help!”

(Image credit: Steve Breen / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier out at sea. A banner on the ship reads, “Mission Abolished.” A voice from a man on the deck says, “They serve us gray mystery meat, and we haven’t seen land in 9 months. But at least we get a gilded ballroom!”

(Image credit: John Darkow / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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