Abacus Wizard

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Scene from the ending of The Mark of Zorro (1920): Don Diego (Douglas Fairbanks) holding the corrupt governor at swordpoint and saying “Here your abuse of power ends. Every Californian of noble blood stands with me—”
Data: “They are all dead, Captain. Some sort of mysterious illness.” Picard: “Send an away team to investigate… Full PPE suits, and complete medical quarantine for 24 hours on return.” [cut to end credits]
Nany and Sluggo, with Sluggo saying “Far to the North are the Grey Mountains & the Withered Heath whence came the Great Woims” from Thror’s map in The Hobbit
Barney Google comic strip from 27 July 1922, in which Barney gets a light bulb in his thought bubble to represent the bright idea of hiring out his horse Spark Plug to a riding school to earn some money.