Ethel: Now a New Figure Has Taken the Limelight

This Sunday strip page features five female figures arranged around a central character striking a pose on a globe. Each woman wears labels identifying her social role—Bride, Prize Girl, School Girl, and others—establishing a visual gag about competing archetypes for public attention. The composition uses the full page dynamically, with the center figure commanding focus through size and position. The strip demonstrates the visual vocabulary developed in newspaper comics: distinct character types, integrated text and image, and spatial hierarchy to guide the reader's eye. By the 1920s, Sunday comic pages had become elaborate showcases combining illustration, typography, and humorous narrative—formats that directly influenced early comic book layout and design.