The Naps of Polly Sleepyhead

This Sunday comic strip follows Polly, a drowsy young woman prone to sudden naps, through a sequence of domestic mishaps. Each panel depicts her dozing at a window seat while holding playing cards, a book, or other objects—which she inevitably drops or loses to the elements outside. The strip employs the visual conventions that defined early newspaper comics: sequential panels with dialogue balloons, a consistent protagonist, and situational humor built on physical comedy and recurring gags. The artwork shows the flat linework and crosshatching typical of early-twentieth-century newspaper illustration. Strips like this appeared in Sunday supplements and daily editions, establishing the narrative and visual grammar that would become foundational to comic books and the medium itself.