Billy Bounce and Fuzzy White Visit the Welsh Rabbit

W.W. Denslow's *Billy Bounce* strip follows two child characters on a fantastical journey to Merry Mountain to meet the Welsh Rabbit. The narrative unfolds across six numbered panels using sequential art conventions—distinct frames, speech balloons, and captions that advance the story. The sled-racing climax demonstrates the strip's reliance on physical comedy and impossible speeds, hallmarks of early comic strip humor. Denslow, known for his *Wizard of Oz* illustrations, helped establish the visual vocabulary of newspaper comics: recurring characters, panel-to-panel continuity, and the integration of text with image. Such Sunday supplement strips were precursors to the comic book form, establishing both the narrative structure and audience expectations that would define the medium.