Floating in a tranquil corner of outer space, planet Earth is marred by the sign “Psychopathic Ward” that Block has placed over Central Europe, the site of newly erupted insanity, another war. Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, without formally declaring war marked the start of World War II. France and Britain declared war on Germany on September 3, and members of the British Commonwealth of Nations quickly followed suit.