The Adventures of Kitty Cobb

James Montgomery Flagg's *Kitty Cobb* exemplifies the Sunday newspaper comic strip at its height. The serial narrative—announced in the lower banner—follows a young woman's travels, beginning with her departure from home. Flagg employs the visual conventions that defined early comics: sequential panels, speech balloons, and expressive ink linework. The scene captures a moment of emotional farewell, with supporting characters and architectural detail rendered in Flagg's confident cross-hatching style. Newspaper comics of this era were the primary vehicle for sequential art before the comic book industry emerged, establishing the medium's visual language and narrative structures that would influence generations of artists.