Uncle Wiggily's Adventures

A nine-panel Sunday strip following Uncle Wiggily, an anthropomorphic rabbit in a top hat, through a Labor Day adventure with his friend Mrs. Longears. Written by Howard R. Garis and illustrated by Lang Campbell, the strip demonstrates the narrative structure emerging in early newspaper comics: sequential panels with speech balloons advancing a coherent plot across a single page. Uncle Wiggily alternates between domestic scenes and outdoor action—preparing a picnic, encountering obstacles, and celebrating with a parade of animal characters. The strip exemplifies how early-twentieth-century newspaper comics developed recurring characters and episodic storytelling, building reader loyalty through serialized humor that appealed to both children and adults.