Cap Stubbs—Cap Is No Pacifist

This Sunday strip follows Cap Stubbs, a young boy with a commanding personality who dominates his household and neighborhood. Across four panels, Cap orchestrates a mock military campaign with other children, barking orders and directing operations while adults look on in amusement. The strip employs the standard conventions of early newspaper comics: distinct panel borders, speech balloons, and a recurring cast of characters whose interactions drive the humor. By 1918, such strips had become central to daily newspapers, establishing the visual language and character-driven narratives that would define comic books. Drawn by Edwina, Cap Stubbs exemplifies how newspaper comics of this era used domestic and childhood scenarios to entertain adult readers while building loyal audiences through serialized storytelling.