Modish Mitzi

Jay V. Jay's *Modish Mitzi* captures the fashion-obsessed flapper in five sequential panels tracking a young woman's fall wardrobe strategy. Each panel isolates a stage in her campaign—sketching designs, modeling silhouettes, selecting fabrics and trims, coordinating ensembles—building narrative through sequential art. The strip employs speech balloons, close-up framing, and sight gags typical of 1920s Sunday comics. Fashion and consumer desire drive the humor rather than slapstick; Mitzi's schemes and calculations unfold across the page like a visual argument. This comic strip format—recurring character, episodic gags, integrated text and image—became foundational to comic book layout and storytelling conventions.