Life — August 17, 1922 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page shows a sequential comic strip titled "The Mosquito," illustrated by Cluyas Williams. The strip depicts a man in a chair repeatedly being bothered by a mosquito, shown through 16 panel variations of his escalating reactions—from calm annoyance to increasingly frantic gestures and expressions of frustration. The humor is situational rather than political: it's a relatable domestic comedy about the universal experience of being pestered by an insect indoors. Each panel shows different comic poses and facial expressions as the protagonist attempts to deal with the mosquito's unwanted attention. The repetition and exaggeration of his reactions build comedic effect through physicality—a common approach in early-to-mid 20th century American comic strips and cartooning.