Fluffy Ruffles

Wallace Morgan's *Fluffy Ruffles* exemplifies the Sunday newspaper comic strip at its origin. The strip combines verse narrative with sequential illustration, following a young socialite through comedic misadventures at a June wedding. Morgan employs the visual conventions that were crystallizing in this period: multiple panels advancing the story, varied figure poses and expressions, detailed cross-hatching for tone, and integration of text and image. The recurring character Fluffy—alongside supporting figures like Traddles and Ellen Noyes—gave readers continuity across weekly installments. This format, appearing in major Sunday papers, established the narrative and graphic framework that would define American comics for decades.