Mr. Wad Gets in a Nice Kettle of Fish When He Goes After Tuna

A six-panel comic strip following Mr. Wad's misadventure fishing for tuna. The narrative unfolds through sequential panels with speech balloons, establishing shot composition and character reaction—core techniques of newspaper comics. Wad prepares his line, spots tuna, hooks something large, and loses control of his boat in escalating chaos. The final panel delivers the gag: he's hooked and drowning. This strip exemplifies the Sunday page format that dominated early 1900s newspapers, where recurring characters like Wad appeared weekly. The visual grammar of overlapping panels, varying angles, and expressive line work reflects the conventions pioneered by newspaper cartoonists that directly shaped comic book storytelling.