Jules Feiffer celebrates escape through his signature character, the dancer in the black leotard. As she moves upward and away, a small boy admires her ascent. This example exhibits the flowing, spontaneous quality of Feiffer’s drawing and the indomitable spirit of this recurring figure. Feiffer’s distinctive use of panels for humorous social and political satire challenged traditional distinctions between comic strip and editorial cartoon and influenced many cartoonists at work today.