Oh! Margy!

John Held, Jr.'s *Oh! Margy!* exemplifies the Sunday comic format that emerged in early twentieth-century newspapers. The strip presents a two-panel narrative: a woman calls for help as a burglar enters, then a man—presumably Margy's companion—intervenes violently, stopping the crime through a kiss rather than force. Held's graphic style relies on exaggerated poses, bold inking, and speech balloons to convey action and humor across sequential panels. The strip demonstrates how newspaper comics developed visual shorthand for slapstick comedy and domestic scenarios, establishing recurring characters and predicaments that would define the medium's foundation before the comic book era.