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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

"Highlights of History" by James Carroll Mansfield, 1926-1939 November 29th, 1932 as seen in the Mount Vernon Argus

Non-fiction comic strip "Highlights of History," with the subtitle "Alexander Hamilton - No. 32 The End of the Whiskey Rebellion." A dry retelling of Hamilton and General Henry Lee's march towards Pittsburgh, the submission of those protesting the whiskey tax, and their eventual pardon.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 7h

"The Meaning of Lila" by John Forgetta and "L.A. Rose,"* 2004-2012 August 14th, 2006 as seen in the Staten Island Advance *Kathy Dow, Justin Raines, Jackie Gentile, and Tony Calabro

Comic strip "The Meaning of Lila." Lila is brought in for her six month review at her job. To prepare, she puts on a suit of armor for "verbal protection." This comic strip took five people to make apparently.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 7h

"Trees" by Daerick Gross Jr., 1981-1982 February 4th, 1981 as seen in The Enterprise

Comic strip "Trees." One tree shows another tree a poster of their favorite cover girl, "Cheryl Twigs," a play of model Cheryl Tiegs.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 7h

"Feathers" by Alfred Borelli and Manuel Almada, 1967-1969 October 22nd, 1967 as seen in the Standard Times

Comic strip "Feathers." Thundercloud, a young Native American boy, asks where everybody is going. She tells him they've gone off the hunt to get skins for clothes. Thundercloud hates that they have to kill the animal for the skin. "I don't see why we can't wear em live!"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 7h

"Back Home Again" by Ed Dodd*, 1933-1946** December 29th, 1934 as seen in the Dowagiac Daily News *incorrectly credited here as Ed Doad **reprints until 1952

Single panel comic strip "Back Home Again." Older sister Elsie chases her younger brother Willie ("little brainless idiot!") around the room for using her bath salts to wash the dog. Willie tells his sister ("dumbbell") that she's always complaining when he washes the dog with tar soap and doesn't know why she's angry now that the dog smells nice. Father watches from the door, and the dog walks about proud and clean. Caption reads, "Flirtin' With Trouble."

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 8h

"Cory's Kids" by J. Campbell Cory, 1915-1916 May 2nd, 1915 as seen in the Omaha World-Herald

Sunday comic strip "Cory's Kids." A golfer asks an overweight child to help be his caddie. The boy tries his best, but gets exhausted easily, and then gets beamed in the head by a golf ball. The boy quits, and the golfer gives him fifty cents for his trouble. The boy wants to go buy ice cream, but realizes there's a hole in his pocket and he's lost the money. A final caption reads, ""Why pretend we want to live when we dont? We fall for ritches to bank-rupsy - From lucksury to squoller, no matter how we toil and strive - why strugel on agensy the downwerd currant of life's streem? Doggone it!" Kids, could you lighten up a little?

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

"Abie the Agent" by Harry Hershfield, 1914-1940 October 14th, 1925 as seen in the Miami Tribune

Comic strip "Abie the Agent." A man invites his friend out for a drive. The friend asks if they have enough fuel, and the man says that he put a gallon in the tank, and will put another gallon in on the road. When the friend asks why he only puts in a gallon at a time, the man says "at this time of year, the price is liable to go down at any minute." This is believed to be the first comic strip with a Jewish lead character.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"Men & Women" by Mel Calman, 1976-1982 May 10th, 1976 as seen in the Evansville Press

Single panel comic strip "Men & Women." A vague drawing of a person says, "If you tidy up - how will I know where I've mislaid everything?" Okay, there's minimalism, and then there's just lazy.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The Pink Planet" by Nathan Huston, 1979-1979 December 19th, 1979 as seen in the Belleville News-Democrat

Comic strip "The Pink Planet." Two aliens are flying through space. One complains that the ship is old and junky and should be replaced with a newer model, but the second alien has too many memories with it to give it up. The first alien can't stand how cramped it is, and kicks his legs through the back wall.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The 'In' Kids" by Pat Boyer, 1967-1968 February 11th, 1968 as seen in the Des Moines Register

Sunday edition of comic strip "The 'In' Kids." A teen girl has a phone conversation, but all she says are images of hearts. When her mother asks what she's saying, her little sister cries, "That's the language of love!"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Thirty Paige" by Don McCabe and Vic Take, 1946-1948 September 9th, 1947 as seen in the Corning Daily Observer

Serialized comic strip "Thirty Paige." Thirty Paige, investigator for the district attorney, interrogates Hunter, a criminal who had his appearance changed by the mad scientist Dr. Morg. Unfortunately, Mord's procedure didn't change Hunter's fingerprints, allowing the police to track him down.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Want Ads" by E.C. Dunkel, 1925-1925 June 10th, 1925 as seen in the Springfield Daily News

Single panel comic strip "Want Ads." A scene of a waiter delivering food to two anthropomorphic newspapers. The want ad reads, "Wanted: - young man to serve the morning papers, address box 6224." Promotional material for the newspaper classifieds section.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The Englishman in Canada" by Arthur Racey, 1901-1901 November 21st, 1901 as seen in the Montreal Star

Serialized single panel comic strip "The Englishman in Canada." The Englishman has arrived in Canada, assuming it all snow and rough country, so he makes a show of himself walking around Montreal, asking directions for the "ice pawlace." Caption reads: "He Is Very Much Surprised to Find Houses in Montreal and Starts Out to Look for the Twenty-Foot Icicles, Snow-Drifts, Etc., Etc., Etc. He Has Heard so Much About, and Is Asked by Many if He Takes the Country for a Blooming Refrigerator."

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"Railroad Red" by Beaumont Fairbank and David Marshall, 1941-1941 September 2nd, 1941 as seen in the Bay City Times

Serialized comic strip "Railroad Red." Red, a railroad detective, and his companion Miss Woods are upset that they've been shut out on a case to catch foreign agents, but then an intelligence officer arrives and starts making plans with them.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"Hoosegow Herman" by Wally Wallgren, 1938-1940 February 12th, 1939 as seen in the San Francisco Chronicle

Sunday edition of comic strip "Hoosegow Herman." The Army base is getting ready to celebrate President Lincoln's birthday. Private Herman and the Corporal get twisted into wordplay about it while Herman is chopping wood ("He freed the slaves!" "Not all of them.") Herman accidentally hits the Corporal with a piece of wood, and as with most of his strips, winds up in the base's prison cell, aka the hoosegow.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Katz" by Phil Mendez, 1980-1983 December 8th, 1980 as seen in The Enterprise

Comic strip "Katz." Yang Lee, the editor of the Daily Slump, thinks his comic strip artist Katz is the worst, but Katz keeps sending him gifts like an "I Love My Boss!" sign, so Yang Lee can't bring himself to fire him. Katz looks at the reader and says, "If you're gonna brown nose, go all the way!"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Tell It Like It Is" by Ralph Dunagin, 1969-1974 October 31st, 1969 as seen in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Single panel comic strip "Tell It Like It Is." A motorcycle cop pulls over a witch riding a broom and writes her a ticket for speeding.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Huckleberry Hollow" by Walt Scott, 1952-1970 November 26th, 1961 as seen in the Fresno Bee

Sunday comic strip "Huckleberry Hollow," a topper strip for Walt Scott's "The Little People." The rich and rude Ogleway Brothers look to buy property in Huckleberry Hollow for Joe Ackeridge, but speak rudely of everything. When asked what sort of people live here, Joe replies, "Well, now that you're not going to settle here -- I'd say they were real lucky people!"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Upsy and Daisy" by L.J. Dombek, 1938-1938 September 3rd, 1938 as seen in the Gloucester County Times

Serialized comic strip "Upsy and Daisy." Upsy, a pint-sized cowboy, and Daisy, a gentle giant, find themselves deep in cave with the pretty Kitten, looking for signs of her missing father. They find his spurs, but before they can move on, someone from the dark shoots and destroys their rope ladder!

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Willie Westinghouse Edison Smith" by Frank Crane, 1900-1914 May 3rd, 1903 as seen in the Boston Post

Sunday comic strip "Willie Westinghouse Edison Smith." Willie is visiting his Cousin Tom out in the country. Tom points out some marks and calls them bear tracks. Being something of a boy inventor, Willie goes about making a bear trap to keep the chicken coop safe, but Tom ends up snared in it instead. Tom's father says, "Serves you right for telling Willie fibs!"

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"The Adventures of Peter Pen" by Nick Nichols, 1927-1938 September 25th, 1932 as seen in the Springfield Daily Republican

Serialized comic strip "The Adventures of Peter Pen." A group of characters are searching for a mysterious treasure in an old castle. A man, Dale, follows the instructions, counting out paces along the floor, but doesn't find anything. Children who send in a self-addressed stamp envelope to the newspaper will get a map that goes along with this adventure.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"Adam and Eva" by Cap Higgins, 1923-1924 September 26th, 1923 as seen in the Asheville Times

Comic strip "Adam and Eva." A woman orders coal to be delivered by a man a child describes as a former prize fighter. When less coal than expected is delivered, her husband suggests that maybe he was a lightweight prize fighter.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Safety Sam" by uncredited, 1970-1971 April 30th, 1970 as seen in the Centre Daily Times

Comic strip "Safety Sam." Part of a campaign from the Bureau of Traffic Safety to promote traffic safety. The elf-like Safety Sam presents a little poem. "All young drivers who are aware / Will be around for Medicare! / Drive Defensively!" Strip ended in 1971, but Safety Sam would be used as a mascot until 1973.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"How to Torture Your Wife" by H.T. Webster, 1918-1954* November 12th, 1942 as seen in the Windsor Star *reprints until 1971

Single panel comic strip "How to Torture Your Wife." Captioned "The Cheerful Letter to a Soldier in Camp." Looking distressed, a woman working in the army receives a letter from her husband. It reads, "Dear Wonder-Woman: How's my soldier girl? Me? I'm fine and everything is going all right here at home. The boys in the neighborhood came over for a poker game last night. Someone dropped a cigarette on the dining room rug, but it didn't burn all the way through, and you'd never notice it unless you were looking for it. I couldn't find anything to feed the gang when the game broke up except two cans of caviar. Hope you were not saving 'em for some special occasion. I was hunting for my sweater the other day and when I opened your clothes closet a few moths flew out. I must remember to put a moth ball in there, just in case there are any more left. Some friend of yours phoned last week and left a message, but I forget what it was." Strip continued by Herb Roth after H.T. Webster's death in 1952.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"The Upper Crust" by "A. Redfield"*, 1936-1946 April 28th, 1938 as seen in the Montana Labor News *Syd Hoff

Single panel comic strip "The Upper Crust." A clueless rich woman gives a small wrapped box to her butler. She says, "Mail this caviar to the unemployed. No one is going to starve if I can help it."

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Rowdy Dow at Killjoy College" by "Tom," 1931-1933 July 17th, 1932 as seen in the Everett Daily Herald

Comic strip "Rowdy Dow at Killjoy College." The wimpy Rowdy Dow sits on a bench alone for hours, wrapped in a Killjoy College blanket. When a teacher asks what he's doing, Rowdy tells him he's going to join the football team in the fall, so he's decided to get some practice early, predicting he'll be benched the whole season. Part of a newspaper column called "College Humor." Initially drawn by George T. Eggleston, then a bunch of unidentified signatures, Tom, G. Hayes, G.D. and Dan'l.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Mr. Hypo" by T.K. Hedrick, 1905-1905 July 30th, 1905 as seen in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Sunday comic strip "Mr. Hypo." Mr. Hypo (as in hypochondriac) thinks he's been poisoned and rushes over to Dr. Youngun, who tries to get him to calm down. Mr. Hypo is so erratic that things eventually boil over and a fist fight breaks out. It's revealed that Mr. Hypo just ate some yeast by mistake.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

"Brutus" by Johnny Gruelle, 1929-1936 December 29th, 1929 as seen in the South Bend Tribune

Full page comic strip "Brutus." A tiny cartoon man and a normally proportioned woman have a loving relationship, but every time the man sings, the upstairs neighbor complains. Mad, the tiny man leaves banana peels on the staircase, which causes the neighbor to trip and become seriously injured.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

"Wright Angles" by Larry Wright, 1969-1990 February 14th, 1980 as seen in The Record

Comic strip "Wright Angles." A girl tells another about the time she asked her mother when she'll know she's in love. Her mother told her that "my eyes will cross and I'll see shooting stars." If that's the case, than that means this girl fell in love when she tripped down a flight of stairs earlier today.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"U-Nutty Nations" by Tom Kukic, 1979-1979 December 19th, 1979 as seen in the Belleville News-Democrat

Comic strip "U-Nutty Nations." The UN representative for the U.S.A. asks the representative of the U.S.S.R. if the women's liberation movement in succeeding in Russia. It's not, but don't worry, "NOBODY'S liberation movement is succeeding!"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"The Sandbagger" by Fred Crippen, 1978-1978 May 12th, 1978 as seen in The Enterprise

Comic strip "The Sandbagger." A man struggled with a pinball machine. Eventually, he triggers a tilt, which results in the pinball machine launching out a boxing glove and knocking the man down.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Lumer" by Jerry Beaver, 1971-1973 September 11th, 1971 as seen in the Daily Item

Comic strip "Lumer." Lumer the alien prepares to go on a long journey in his flying saucer. A friend tells him he can't do it non-stop, but Lumer is prepared, dragging along on outhouse by a rope.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Uncle Josh" by W.F. Peters, 1944-1949 March 11th, 1949 as seen in the Carl Junction Standard

Single panel comic strip "Uncle Josh." While playing shuffleboard, Uncle Josh observes, "Alf Schnerr says he's derned tired o' havin' to stand in line each week to git his unemployment check from the guvment... says they oughta hire one o' the unemployed to bring it to him."

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Mother Goose in a New Dress" by DeVoss Driscoll, 1905-1905 June 11th, 1905 as seen in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Sunday comic strip "Mother Goose in a New Dress." Comic strip versions of classic nursery rhymes, this time it's "This Little Pig."

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

"Meg!" by Greg Curfman, 1997-2001 November 18th, 1998 as seen in the Daily Press

Comic strip "Meg!" Two girls are having a sleepover but got scared by news of robbers on the loose. They muster the bravery to go back downstairs so they can watch their movie, but bring along baseball bats as a precaution.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

"Simple Beasts" by Doug Hall, 1988-1989 August 28th, 1988 as seen in the Houston Chronicle

Sunday edition of comic strip "Simple Beasts." A raccoon wonders why bears can't fly. All that surface area, you'd think they'd get lift. He suggests his bear friend, Woodruff, to jump off a cliff and check out a dumpster not too far away. In the letters section, Woodruff is asked why there are so many more deer crossing signs than bear crossing signs. Woodruff suggests the deer have more political leverage.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"True North" by Kevin Frank, 2002-2002 & 2010-2015 July 24th, 2002 as seen in the Detroit Free Press

Comic strip "True North." Foster, an American who recently moved with his family to Canada, rushes inside covered in bug bites. Panicking, he tells his son Eugene to call 911, but Eugene isn't sure if that's the emergency number in this country. Foster blames the metric system.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Two's a Crowd" by Bill Buttle, 1987-1997 May 26th, 1996 as seen in the Ottawa Citizen

Single panel comic trip "Two's a Crowd." While the Husband reads the newspaper, the wife comes inside holding a mallet. She says, "You won't have to bother making those stakes for the tomatoes!" Outside, the Husband's golf clubs have been hammered into the ground at garden stakes.

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"The Twimbly Twins" by Gregory d’Alessio, 1938-1938 March 26th, 1938 as seen in the Daily Home News

Single panel comic strip "The Twimbly Twins." When the identical Twimbly Twins sees how nerdy the man picking them up is, they point to each other and say " - Er, - She's your date."

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Turfoddities" by Charles "Horses" Ayers, 1931-1933 March 14th, 1933 as seen in the Toronto Sun

Single panel informational comic strip "Turfoddities." Facts about horses and horse racing. Full text: "The Great War!!! ...saw a great many thoroughbreds in action with the steeplechaser, Steve Lane heading the list... The jumping ability to travel over almost any kind of ground made him a favorite with the men in his company. And even after a rider had been shot off his back, somebody else was ready to climb into the saddle... All told, 7 cavalrymen were shot off his back, yet he never received a scratch!!!!"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"If Papa Was a Boy" by DeVoss Driscoll, 1905-1905 May 21st, 1905 as seen in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Sunday comic strip "If Papa Was a Boy." Subtitled "Drawn by the Artist's Son." It wasn't. The child-like Papa and his Son try to play a prank on Grandpa by putting a giant firecracker under his rocking chair. When the fuse seems to sizzle and Grandpa leaves, Papa goes to check it out, only for the firecracker to go off, lodging Papa into the ceiling.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

"Lois Lane, Girl Reporter" by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, 1943-1944 November 7th, 1943 as seen in the Plain Dealer

Sunday comic strip "Lois Lane, Girl Reporter," a topper for the Sunday edition of the "Superman" comic strip. Lois Lane is trying on a new flowery hat and asks Jimmy Olsen's opinion. He says it would look better on Clark Kent. Jimmy and Clark run out of the room as Lois starts throwing stuff in anger.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

"Mamma's Angel Child" by Penny Ross, 1908-1923 December 3rd, 1916 as seen in the Chicago Tribune

Sunday comic strip "Mamma's Angel Child." A little girl named Esther shares a secret with her baby brother, who proceeds to go around telling everybody. Esther gets mad and attacks her brother, but gets punished by her mother. "It's what you get for telling a man ANYTHING!"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Harry Husker's Big Red Forecast" by Jim Horan, 1984-1991 November 8th, 1986 as seen in the Omaha World-Herald

Single panel sports comic strip "Harry Husker's Big Red Forecast." Harry Husker leaps over a charging football player huffing and puffing. Caption reads, "Iowa State Cyclones would like to blow Huskers away but Harry says Huskers will ride out the storm and then take the wind out of the Cyclones! Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7."

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Your Newspaper" by Bill Kresse, 1980-1982 June 20th, 1982 as seen in the Press and Sun-Bulletin

Sunday informational comic strip "Your Newspaper." Fun facts about your newspaper! Full text: "Newspaper carrier persons include postmen everywhere! Your newspaper... Sent by mail to... Places far and wide! Know anybody who's left the community and would like to receive the hometown paper?"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Lumppod and Timmytop" by Phil Mendez, 1975-1980 April 25th, 1975 as seen in The Enterprise

Comic strip "Lumppod and Timmytop." A newspaper reporter dog complains about how little he's making for how much he's working. He crosses paths with Lumppod Cat, who just got some money from the unemployment office, but not enough to live on. The reporter remarks, "I don't know which is better, working and not getting enough or not working and not getting enough!" Strip also ran under the titles "Zookapuddin' Place" and "Lumppod."

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Polly" by Malcolm Hancock, 1972-1974 February 9th, 1972 as seen in the Evening Journal

Comic strip "Polly." Polly and her friend Susan observe a turtle hide up in its shell. Polly says her mommy told her that a turtle's shell is like a house. Susan asks, "Does it got a bafroom?"

Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Der Colonel und Der Kidders" by DeVoss Driscoll, 1904-1905 December 4th, 1904 as seen in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Sunday comic strip "Der Colonel und der Kidders." Der Colonel looks to put a candle in a jack-o-lantern thinking it'll scare the Kidders, but the Kidders catch wind of this, and replace the candle with a "cannon cracker." When der Colonel goes to light the candle, the firework goes off instead, blasting him away from the jack-o-lantern. The moon laughs at his misfortune.

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

"Mom'n Pop" by Wood Cowan, 1924-1932 February 14th, 1930 as seen in the Bradenton Herald

Comic strip "Mom'n Pop." A mother and father get two very insulting Valentine's Day cards from their children. The mother's reads "Your head is round and your feet are flat. No one knows what you act high hat!" The father's reads "You rant and rave around the house. You beat your kids and scold your spouse. You steal our milk and papers too. What a world this would be if it wasn't for you!"

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Forgotten Comic Strips @forgottencomics.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

"Babbling Bess" by Harry Palmer, 1909-1912 November 7th, 1910 as seen in the Buffalo Times

Comic strip "Babbling Bess." A father isn't impressed by the man painting a house, calling him a lemon and a piano mover in front of his daughter, Bess. Unaware those are insults, Bess repeats them to the painter, who then dumps a bucket over the father's head. Bess gets a spanking, crying out her catch phrase, "I didn't do nothin' but I won't do it again!"