10-Story Book, February 1928 — page 25: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is an illustrated comic strip titled "The Facetious Serpent," credited to artist Caran d'Ache and noted as "A tropical phantasy drawn for Harper's Magazine 50 years ago." The nine-panel sequence depicts a woman in a tropical setting with a clipboard encountering what appears to be a snake. The narrative progresses through her interactions with the serpent—examining it, attempting to capture or study it, and eventually fleeing in alarm. The humor appears visual and slapstick in nature, showing the woman's escalating reactions across the panels, culminating in her running away. This is a reprinted vintage illustration rather than contemporary pulp fiction content.