▁adm iration ▁for ▁taking ▁such ▁a ▁strong ▁moral ▁st ance ▁in ▁his ▁work , ▁especially ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁many ▁editor ial ▁cart oon ists ▁were ▁going ▁for ▁laugh s ▁over ▁subst ance ,” ▁St ant is ▁said . ▁ ▁" W ay ne ▁St ay sk al ▁was ▁a ▁reliable , ▁thought ful ▁conserv ative ▁who ▁was ▁una f raid ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁which ▁he ▁believed . ▁In ▁a ▁cart oon ing ▁profession ▁that ▁was ▁and ▁remains ▁over wh el ming ly ▁liberal , ▁Wayne ▁had ▁the ▁courage ▁of ▁his ▁conv ict ions ,” ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁editor ial ▁cart oon ist ▁Scott ▁St ant is ▁said . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁St ay sk al ▁published ▁a ▁cart oon ▁that ▁drew ▁significant ▁response ▁from ▁readers , ▁about ▁the ▁failed ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 3 ▁mission ▁to ▁the ▁moon .   ▁As ▁the ▁dist ress ed ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 3 ▁caps ule ▁was ▁returning ▁to ▁Earth ▁after ▁its ▁cri pp ling ▁accident ▁near ▁the ▁moon , ▁St ay sk al ▁drew ▁a ▁cart oon ▁showing ▁hands ▁out st retch ed ▁from ▁the ▁Earth ▁to ▁welcome ▁the ▁caps ule . ▁ ▁" Pe ople ▁really ▁felt ▁that ▁cart oon ; ▁but ▁it ’ s ▁fun ny , ▁I ▁don ’ t ▁want ▁to ▁draw ▁that ▁way ,” ▁St ay sk al ▁told ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁St ay sk al ' s ▁work ▁was ▁synd ic ated ▁nation wide