Both draw from the same template of the 'Expectations vs. Reality' joke, ... So on its own, the 1921 comic is not a meme. But coupled with the comic from either 1919 or 1920, ...

So on its own, the 1921 comic is not a meme. But coupled with the comic from either 1919 or 1920, it begins to fit the definition, ... referencing yet another contemporary template meme.