From the exhibition
Bobby Make-Believe
· February 20, 1916

This Sunday comic follows young Bobby as he imagines himself in various professions and historical roles—firefighter, airman, Indian brave, butcher, stone age boy, armored knight. Each panel depicts a fantasy scenario with detailed action and dialogue, demonstrating the visual storytelling techniques that defined early newspaper comics: sequential panels, speech balloons, and a recurring child protagonist whose daydreams drive the narrative. The strip exemplifies how Sunday funnies served as laboratories for visual grammar, combining illustration with sequential art to tell stories that captured young readers' imaginations through fantastical adventures.
Public domain, restored and presented by comicbooks.com public-domain