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 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).