Standard Oil Comics

Published by Standard Oil from 1932 to 1934, this 33-issue series was a corporate giveaway comic that blended light entertainment with promotional messaging. Best known for the work of cartoonist Frederick Burr Opper—who both wrote and signed his art as F. Opper—alongside contributions from Sid Hix, the strip featured Opper’s signature gag-a-day humor and character-driven antics. A unique artifact of Depression-era advertising, it offers a charming window into early branded comics and the talents of a veteran newspaper cartoonist.