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The Electrical Show Outdoone

· January 20, 1909

The Electrical Show Outdoone
This Sunday strip radiates outward from a central electrical display, its numbered zones marking where spectators experience shock and surprise. Characters arranged around the perimeter—top-hatted gentlemen, club members, and amazed onlookers—react with exaggerated expressions and dialogue: "Gee I feel funny," "I have a tingling feeling." The artist uses radiating lines and concentric circles to convey electrical energy, a visual technique suited to the new technological spectacle. The strip exemplifies how early newspaper comics employed bold graphic devices to depict modern wonders, turning the page itself into a space of dynamic action rather than static scenes.

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