Militant Mary

This single-panel comic presents Mary, a determined female character sporting aviator goggles and a determined expression. The strip employs the visual conventions established by newspaper comics: a bordered frame, hand-lettered speech balloon, and simple line drawing style. Mary's monologue uses informal, direct language—a technique common in 1920s comics—to establish character through voice. The strip reflects the era's fascination with modern, energetic women and contemporary attitudes toward female ambition. Signed by E. Fitzhugo, the work exemplifies the countless single and multi-panel comics that populated Sunday supplements and dailies, formats that directly preceded and shaped the comic book medium's visual language and narrative structures.