Alice's Tobogggan Slide

This four-panel Sunday strip follows Alice down a snowy slope in a slapstick sequence typical of early newspaper comics. The first panel establishes the setup—Alice at the top of a wooden slide structure with onlookers below. Subsequent panels show her rapid descent, loss of control, and chaotic collision at the bottom, with secondary characters reacting to the mayhem. The strip demonstrates the visual storytelling conventions emerging in newspaper funnies: sequential panels advancing a gag, varied compositions tracking movement, and exaggerated character poses for comedic effect. Alice strips were among hundreds of recurring newspaper characters that preceded the comic book format, establishing the visual grammar and narrative structures that would define the medium.