Grimes's Goat

A Sunday newspaper comic strip featuring a mischievous goat that wreaks havoc on unsuspecting victims and their property. The six-panel sequence uses sequential art to build comedic momentum: a man attempts to move a trunk labeled "Grimes's Goat," only to have the animal escape and cause escalating chaos—overturning cargo, scattering goods, and sending pedestrians sprawling. Steinigans employs clear panel divisions, action lines, and expressive character poses to convey slapstick humor. The strip exemplifies early newspaper comics' visual storytelling methods, where recurring characters and simple gags sustained reader interest across the Sunday pages that helped establish the medium's foundational language.