Great Caesar's Ghost and Great Caesar's Goat

This Sunday strip follows a slapstick sequence in which a character's dental work becomes the launching point for physical comedy across multiple panels. The protagonist visits a dentist, then encounters a goat—leading to a chase that escalates through city streets and into a crowded establishment. The strip demonstrates the visual storytelling conventions that emerged in early newspaper comics: sequential panels advancing narrative, speech balloons capturing dialogue, and recurring character types. By the 1910s, Sunday pages like this were the primary venue for comics in American newspapers, establishing the visual grammar and timing structures that would define the medium for generations. The dense panel layout and reliance on physical gags showcase how newspaper comics bridged vaudeville tradition and a new sequential art form.