The Wasp — 1890 — page 413: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page adapts scenes from "Larry, the Outcast," a serialized adventure story. The narrative follows a fearless boy confronting a pirate captain who demands he join the crew or face death. The boy refuses and seizes the pirate's sword, hurling him overboard in a dramatic display of courage. Subsequent panels show the boy rescuing a beautiful girl in distress and being praised by a character named Delancy Litewaite. The final scene depicts the boy shooting a rifle while a prairie snake and war-whoop-wielding figure emerge from the grass. These illustrations represent typical late-19th-century adventure fiction tropes: the courageous youth protagonist, damsels in distress, and frontier/pirate action sequences. The page was published to benefit A.D.T. Boys (likely a charitable organization).