Zimmie

This daily strip features two owl characters debating the nature of rain. One owl corrects the other's observation that rain falls equally on the just and unjust, noting that the unjust typically carry umbrellas—a practical joke rooted in moral irony. The strip's visual economy is characteristic of early newspaper comics: simple linework, expressive faces rendered through minimal detail, and dialogue balloons advancing both humor and narrative. By 1914, such strips had become standard features in Sunday and daily papers, establishing the visual and formal conventions that would define the emerging comic book medium. Recurring animal characters like Zimmie allowed readers to follow ongoing personalities across multiple installments.