Category: Funny Page
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Off the Track: A Barrel Coach, a Scratch Cat, and Charles M. Payne
The joke starts with a barrel. In “Off the Track,” a strip from Charles M. Payne’s Bear Creek Folks, a portly traveler in a top hat arrives at a tiny railway to find his ride waiting: a barrel on wheels, pulled by a toy-sized locomotive. His little companion, perched at the controls, is proud of…
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A Tin Can Crown: The Misadventures of Happy Hooligan and the Genius of Frederick Burr Opper
When Happy Hooligan debuted in 1899, readers met a bumbling, kind-hearted tramp who quickly became one of the earliest comic strip icons. Created by Frederick Burr Opper, Happy Hooligan chronicled the well-meaning but constantly unlucky exploits of its titular character—a man who could never catch a break, no matter how hard he tried. Wearing a…