The Jigsaw Gallery

No need to worry about catching MRSA in the hospital depicted in Jan van Haasteren’s ‘Get well soon!’ The dangers here are incompetence, extreme disorganization and, perhaps, just a touch of madness. Nowhere else (except maybe in a Carry On film) will you see ripsaw-wielding surgeons chasing their patients round the hospital. One white-coated doctor makes a lunge for his patient, who is cowering under a waiting-room table. Nearby, in the main reception area, a hospital bed has collided with a wheelchair; a dog and a cat, both with bandages, are running amok. Get well soon? Hey, I feel better already. Honest, I do. In fact, I think I’ll give this casualty department a miss and head right on home.

Jan van Haasteren’s comic puzzles always cheer us up. His pictures contain a lot of falls, near misses or accidents about to happen. Look out for his shark fin signature: a sure sign of an excellent puzzle.

For this fun-packed version of the Olympic Games, the gold medal goes to…Jan van Haasteren!

This has to be the most anarchic tennis picture I’ve ever seen. Another Jan van Haasteren comic tour de force.