The Newlyweds

George McManus's *The Newlyweds* follows a young married couple and their infant son through domestic comedy. Here, Papa attempts to quiet the baby's crying by taking him outside—a scenario that escalates as neighbors and passersby react with puzzlement and advice. McManus uses sequential panels, speech balloons, and recurring characters to build visual gags and social humor. The strip exemplifies early newspaper comics' visual language: multiple viewpoints within each panel, exaggerated expressions, and narrative flow across the page. *The Newlyweds* appeared in Sunday supplements and dailies nationwide, establishing domestic life as a rich vein for comic storytelling and helping define the graphic conventions that would shape comics for generations.