Life — December 12, 1930 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is a humorous comic strip titled "SINBAD: The winter winds do blow!" depicting a dog (apparently named Sinbad) being buffeted by harsh winter weather. The twelve-panel sequence shows the dog's misadventures as strong winds push him around outdoors and indoors—blown against walls, doors, and structures; tumbled across floors; and generally tossed about helplessly by gusts. The humor relies on physical comedy: the dog's struggles against an invisible but powerful force. The title's reference to the nursery rhyme "The North Wind Doth Blow" suggests this is a lighthearted commentary on winter's inconveniences. The cartoonist's signature appears to read "EDWINA." The satire is gentle—poking fun at how winter weather disrupts daily life, using a dog as the sympathetic victim of nature's seasonal harshness.