Otto Watt by Barrie Payne

A Sunday newspaper comic strip featuring Otto Watt, a character who attends church services in Scotland. The three-panel sequence uses speech balloons and sequential action to establish character and deliver humor: Otto announces his church attendance, a companion questions how he knows it occurred, and the punchline reveals Otto slept through the collection plate. The strip exemplifies early comic strip construction—recurring protagonist, clear panel progression, and verbal wit. Newspaper comics of this era formed the visual foundation for modern comic books, establishing conventions like bordered panels, integrated lettering, and character-driven serialization that would define the medium.