Stripper's Guide: Breaking That Fourth Wall

Monday, November 23, 2009

Breaking That Fourth Wall

Hi all. Frightfully busy today, so here's a quickie -- a great Mutt and Jeff strip from 1912. Bud Fisher was one of the earliest cartoonists to regularly 'break the fourth wall', and here's a delightful example.

# posted by Allan Holtz @ 12:47 PM

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97-year old joke, and it still works!

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Kirk : 11/23/2009 2:29 PM

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