Top O' the Mornin'

W. D. Nesbitt's *Top O' the Mornin'* exemplifies the narrative Sunday newspaper comic page of the early 1900s. Multiple strips—*A Rose by Any Other Name*, *A Felinet*, *Couldn't Guess*, and others—share the page, each telling self-contained gags or short stories through sequential panels with dialogue balloons and captions. The visual language here—distinct panel borders, varied frame sizes, placement of text and image—represents the emerging vocabulary of comics that would define the medium. Characters appear across multiple strips, establishing recurring personalities. The pen-and-ink style favors clear line work and crosshatching for volume. These Sunday pages were the primary vehicle for comic strips before the syndication boom, published directly in newspapers to attract readers and sell advertising.