For many years during the Seals’ run in the Bay Area, Lee Susman of the Oakland Tribune drew several hilarious cartoons for the newspaper’s sports section. Of course, many of these cartoons involved the Seals, so we’re including some of his best here. Big thanks to Bob Marceau for sending these cartoons my way! Enjoy!

The Seals were just coming off a 3-1 loss to the Flames, the Seals’ ninth in a row. The Seals would get their chance to exact a little revenge three days later at the Coliseum as the Flames visited the Bay Area to complete the home-and-home series. This time, the Seals managed a 3-3 tie, which was the start of a 7-10-4 run, which doesn’t seem like much, but when you win all of 16 games on the year, that kind of stretch is nothing short of magnificent (from Feb. 14, 1973 Oakland Tribune).
As the 1972-73 season wound down, the Seals were well on their way to finishing with the worst record of their entire history, but a miracle occurred before the team cratered: they won four in a row! Instead, they finished with a .308 winning percentage, which was marginally better than the .288 percentage from 1970-71. First, the Leafs were clobbered 7-4, and then the Red Wings were clubbed 8-5. The L.A. Kings were next for a season-ending home-and-home series, and the Seals did in fact deck that snazzy lookin’ gent with too much gel in his hair (from March 28, 1973 Oakland Tribune).
The Seals had won three in a row from January 23-30, including back-to-back shutouts against Toronto and Vancouver. All good things must come to an end, however, and the Seals lost the back end of their home-and-home series with the Canucks, 5-1. Montreal was next on the docket, but Gilles Meloche made 43 saves in a 2-2 tie against the defending Cup champs. (from February 4, 1972 Oakland Tribune)
The Seals tied those pesky St. Louis Blues, 4-4, on February 20, but they wouldn’t be so lucky against Boston in what became one of the most infamous games in Seals history. Up 6-1 in the second period, the Bruins mounted a furious comeback and won the game, 8-6. This was arguably the turning point in the Seals’ 1971-72 season. (from February 23, 1972 Oakland Tribune)
The Seals started the 1973-74 season 2-0. The Flyers started off 3-0. One of them would end up winning the Stanley Cup that year. Care to guess which one experienced the letdown? (from October 13, 1973 Oakland Tribune)
Late in the 1967-68 season, the rumour mill was churning out stories that the Seals were on their way out… or were they? Some reports suggested they were heading to Vancouver, while other suggested they would be purchased by Charlie Finley, or even Buffalo Bills’ owner Ralph Wilson. Even the ABA’s Oakland Oaks were rumoured to be involved in a potential sale. Yes, if the Seals had been a single person, they probably would have felt like they were being drawn and quartered (from March 20, 1968 Oakland Tribune).
It is rather hard to believe that around Christmas time the Seals were 11-19-2. OK, so that wasn’t great for most teams, but considering they had started the year 0-7-2, it was perfectly acceptable. They had even picked up some impressive wins over Montreal, Boston, Toronto, and New York, and they were all playoff teams. And then… well, that picture above pretty much sums up what happened next (from March 31, 1971 Oakland Tribune).