Militant Mary

This single-panel newspaper comic features a woman in glasses and coat, rifle slung over her shoulder, addressing the reader directly. The strip exemplifies early 20th-century newspaper humor's use of bold graphic statements and speech balloons to deliver satirical commentary. The character's monologue about unwanted male visitors drifting into her life establishes personality and conflict through word and image—techniques foundational to comic strip storytelling. Published during the post-WWI period, the strip reflects the era's fascination with the "New Woman" figure and the visual shorthand newspapers employed to convey character type, attitude, and humor to mass audiences.