Vintage Halloween Greeting Card: Lucky Boy with Black Cat

This vintage postcard gives off the vibe of a staged crime scene photo—somewhere between 'charming' and 'evidence locker'—featuring a rosy-cheeked boy in a checkered cap clutching a black cat directly under his chin with the calm, practiced grip of someone who has done this before, many times. The cat's glowing yellow eyes suggest it is fully aware of its situation and has simply accepted its fate. Meanwhile, the jack-o-lantern in the upper left corner watches with a carved grin that reads less 'festive decoration' and more 'accomplice.' Wishing you a Lucky Hallowe'en, indeed—lucky for whom, exactly, is left as an exercise for the viewer.