From the exhibition
Prince Errant — Haha Tries His Voice!!
· 1906

This Sunday strip follows Prince Errant's comedic misadventure as he mistakes a jester's voice for a princess and attempts courtship. Across six panels, the narrative escalates from serenade to chaos, employing sequential art conventions—speech balloons, expressive linework, and close-cropped action—that were becoming standard in early newspaper comics. The strip's visual storytelling relies on physical gags and character reaction, hallmarks of the Sunday supplement era when artists were establishing the grammar of panel progression and recurring character types that would define the medium.
Public domain, restored and presented by comicbooks.com public-domain