Smitty — He Nose All Now

This newspaper comic strip page shows *Smitty*, a recurring character in daily and Sunday papers, navigating a slapstick business mishap. The protagonist has gotten into trouble over misplaced stock shares; the strip follows him through escalating chaos across four panels, ending in exasperation. The art employs the visual conventions established by newspaper comics: sequential panels, speech balloons advancing the gag, and dynamic linework capturing physical comedy. Recurring characters like Smitty, running through strips published six days a week, built devoted readerships and established the visual and narrative patterns that would form the foundation of the comic book medium in the 1930s and beyond.