Bud 'n' Bub: Here and There

Ed Kressy's *Bud 'n' Bub* exemplifies the Sunday newspaper comic strip format that dominated early twentieth-century visual storytelling. The strip employs the full grammar of sequential art: titled panels, speech balloons, and consistent character design across scenes. Here, two boys and an adult guide readers through global geography and cultural facts—from England's Logan Rock to Indian jewelry to aircraft silhouettes—mixing instruction with humor. The strip's layout, moving from intimate domestic scenes to expansive travelogue panels, demonstrates how newspaper comics became the primary vehicle for both entertainment and popular education before the comic book emerged as a distinct medium in the 1930s.