Adamson

Oscar Jacobsson’s wordless, single-panel gag strip Adamson ran for three decades in Sweden, from 1921 to 1950, published by Åhlén & Åkerlunds across 30 issues. Centered on the everyday mishaps of its mustachioed, bowler-hatted everyman, the series is celebrated as a pioneering work of silent visual comedy in European comics. Jacobsson’s deceptively simple, expressive linework captured universal humor without a single word, making Adamson a beloved staple of Swedish popular culture and a quiet landmark in the history of the medium.