Simon Simple Nabs the Copiah as Roscoe

This Sunday page follows Simon Simple, a recurring character in early newspaper comics, through six panels of slapstick pursuit. The strip demonstrates the visual conventions emerging in newspaper comics of the 1900s: sequential panels arranged in a grid, speech balloons advancing narrative and humor, and exaggerated physical comedy. Simon chases a thief across rooftops and through crowded streets in a chase sequence that relies on visual gags—pratfalls, collisions, and scaling buildings—rather than dialogue to drive the action. The bold linework and heavy inking create strong contrast in print, while the recurring cast of supporting characters reflects how newspaper serials built reader loyalty through familiar figures appearing week after week.