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1. 10 days ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to!”

2. 3 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   Reminds me of Mutt and Jeff.

3. 4 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   From yesterday’s comic, I learned of the existence of plastic surgeons in 1911. Today, and by coincidence, since I had a crown placed today, I learned that dental crowns go back to at least 1911 too!

4. 4 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   I didn’t know there were plastic surgeons (“beauty doctors”, bottom left panel) in 1911!

5. 4 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   Hello! Kitty in the 9th panel is even punctuated the same as the name of today’s dolls

6. 5 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   This reminds me of “They’ll Do It Every Time!” in the way it has a set up with a lead-in to the kicker.

7. 7 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   The house resembles a certain former president.

8. 7 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   Ink bleed and ink spill all in one!

9. 7 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

   This puts the lie to the internet “fact” that has circulated over the years that Coca-Cola’s advertisements were the origin of the modern-day conception of Santa Claus. Here, about 25 years before the Coke ads appeared with Santa, he is depicted in the pretty much the same manner as today.

10. 10 months ago on Origins of the Sunday Comics

    Darn right they will. After committing a near-genocide against their people the least decent people can do is not disrespect them with demeaning language.