Spareribs and Gravy

This Sunday strip follows two characters through a six-panel narrative about appetite and appetite-building. The tall man in a suit repeatedly attempts to entice the smaller character (depicted in striped clothing) to eat, presenting various foods and opportunities. The strip employs the visual vocabulary now standard to comics: sequential panels advancing time, speech balloons for dialogue, and a recurring character pair whose relationship generates humor through their interactions. The progression from indifference to enthusiastic participation—culminating in a taxi chase—demonstrates the era's approach to physical comedy and visual storytelling. Early newspaper comics like this established the foundation for sequential art narrative that would develop into the comic book medium.