Life, 1923-06-21 · page 25 of 36
Life — June 21, 1923 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a sequential comic strip titled "Skippy—No. 13" showing a child character named Skippy teaching other children how to play baseball, specifically how to bat. The strip depicts Skippy demonstrating proper batting technique after the other children complain he's not playing the bag (base) like he used to and ask him to show them how. Through wordless action panels, Skippy demonstrates the swing and follow-through. The final panel has Skippy asking if they now understand how to do it, suggesting the children have learned the proper technique. This appears to be an instructional/educational comic strip about sports skills aimed at young readers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Skippy: WHAT'S THE MATTER? You Skippy: NOW WATCH ME! ALL RIGHT, \IN'T PLAYIN’ THE BAG LIKE YOU FELLERS! LET'S HAVE A FEW. USED TO DID—GIVE US YOUR GLovE! Skippy: Now DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO IT? Skippy—No. 13 comicbooks.com