Brainy Bowers and Drowsy Duggan Getting on in the World with No Visible Means of Support

R. W. Taylor’s single-issue comic from 1905, published by Star Publishing, follows the hapless duo Brainy Bowers and Drowsy Duggan as they navigate life without any obvious source of income. A relic of the early newspaper comic strip era, this one-shot captures the period’s humor around poverty and resourcefulness, with Taylor handling both the writing and art. Though brief, it stands as a quirky snapshot of turn-of-the-century comedic storytelling.