The Diary of Snubs, Our Dog

This newspaper comic strip employs a classic early-twentieth-century format: six sequential panels narrating a dog's perspective on a city outing. The artist uses pen and ink line work with hand-lettered captions positioned beneath each scene, a standard layout for Sunday newspaper comics. The recurring character Snubs anchors the narrative, his simple but expressive form tracking through city blocks and domestic spaces. Speech balloons and caption boxes guide readers through the dog's observations—a friendly man, a walk interrupted by a police officer's command, the confusion of disobedience, and the reward of reunion. This strip exemplifies the narrative economy and visual clarity that newspaper comics developed as a distinct medium, combining sequential art with humor rooted in character and situation rather than slapstick alone.