Grimes's Goat

A Sunday newspaper comic strip by Steinigans following the anarchic adventures of a mischievous goat loose in the city. The narrative unfolds across six panels: a merchant advertises a suit giveaway to catch the goat; the goat wreaks havoc among pursuing crowds; it tramples citizens and scatters onlookers; finally cornered, it evades capture in a chaotic pile-up. The strip employs speech balloons, sequential panels, and exaggerated physical comedy typical of early-twentieth-century newspaper comics. Recurring animal-character strips like this one became staples of the Sunday funny pages, establishing visual conventions and episodic storytelling that would define the emerging comic book medium.