Thanks to Andy Duncan, I have discovered Irwin Schiff’s splendid cartoon introductions to economics: How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn’t and The Kingdom of Moltz, which explains the source of inflation. Here’s the former:
See also Economics in One Lesson and How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes: Two Tales of the Economy.
If you are an economist, but there is a splinter in your mind, try this reading list.