The Classical Story of Jupiter & Danae, or "How to Win a Woman" #[nn]

A man’s increasingly elaborate attempts to win a woman’s affection take a mythic turn in "The Classical Story of Jupiter & Danae, or 'How to Win a Woman'," a 1883 comic illustrated in full by Cassius M. Coolidge, whose distinctive style brings the tale’s playful, layered courtship to life. The story unfolds with a mix of charm and absurdity, as the suitor’s tactics escalate from heartfelt gestures to a literal shower of gold—each step rendered in Coolidge’s signature detail, both in the interior art and on the cover, which he also fully executed.