The Adventures of Kitty Cobb, No. 26: Bob's Turn

James Montgomery Flagg's *Kitty Cobb* appeared in American newspapers as a Sunday comic strip, following a young woman through various romantic and comedic situations. This installment depicts a swimming lesson scene rendered in Flagg's characteristic pen-and-ink style, with cross-hatching for shadow and dynamic figure drawing. The strip employs the visual conventions that defined early newspaper comics: sequential panels, descriptive captions, and recurring characters. Flagg, primarily known as an illustrator and poster artist, used the newspaper serial format to develop visual storytelling alongside contemporaries who were establishing comics as a distinct medium. The strip's narrative caption and layout exemplify how early-twentieth-century comic strips bridged Victorian illustration with modern sequential art.