Bringing Up Father — buf371215

Four panels by George McManus follow Jiggs, the social-climbing Irish-American bricklayer turned millionaire, as he attempts the philosopher's dream: a quiet armchair by the fireplace, pipe in hand, alone with his thoughts. A friend's rhapsody about domestic peace convinces him to try it. He settles in contentedly — until his imperious wife Maggie storms in, furious about the pulled chair, ash on the floor, and stocking feet, ejecting him with characteristic ferocity. McManus's linework is elegant and controlled, with Art Nouveau flourishes framing domestic chaos. *Bringing Up Father*, launched in 1913, ran for over 87 years and was among the first newspaper strips translated and syndicated globally — proof that the recurring-character daily comic strip, not the later bound pamphlet, invented the comic-book medium's fundamental grammar.