Bringing Up Father — buf400411

George McManus launched *Bringing Up Father* in 1913, making it one of the longest-running and most widely syndicated strips in newspaper history. This daily strip follows the familiar domestic comedy of Jiggs — the newly wealthy Irish immigrant who would rather eat corned beef than live in a mansion — and his socially ambitious wife Maggie. Here, arriving at an Indianapolis hotel, Maggie rhapsodizes about its gorgeous rooms while Jiggs staggers under luggage he should have sent ahead. The final panel delivers the punchline: his private room is a mountain of trunks and bags with no bed in sight. McManus's graceful Art Deco linework, elegant cross-hatching, and crisp balloon lettering set a visual standard that daily newspaper strips would chase for decades.