Makin' B'lieve

A six-panel Sunday strip by Dwiggins following a boy's imaginative play. The narrative moves from his pitch to neighborhood children—a backyard wedding—through increasingly elaborate fantasy sequences: a formal ceremony, an elaborate reception, and finally a chaotic parade celebrating the newlyweds. The strip demonstrates the visual vocabulary that defined early newspaper comics: sequential panels, speech balloons advancing plot, and exaggerated character expressions conveying emotion and humor. Dwiggins uses varying panel sizes and composition to control pacing, moving from intimate conversation to expansive, crowded celebration. The strip's humor derives from children's role-play ambitions colliding with practical reality, a staple of early-twentieth-century domestic comedy.