Goops!

Gelett Burgess's *Goops!* strips feature the artist's signature round-headed characters in domestic comedy scenarios. This Sunday page presents sequential gags across nine panels: children misbehaving at table, a dental visit, encounters with adults, and situations involving etiquette and manners. The strip employs the established visual vocabulary of early newspaper comics—speech balloons, consistent character design, panel borders, and sight gags—techniques pioneered by artists working in dailies and Sunday supplements since the 1890s. Burgess drew humor from children's behavior and social conventions, reflecting the comic strip's evolution into a staple of American newspapers during the 1920s.