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12 genuine comic strips you can read right here — no link-hopping required.

Most of this site points you to the official home of each strip, because the artwork belongs to its creators. These are the exceptions we're allowed to show: public-domain Sunday pages published before 1931, scanned by Wikimedia Commons, and modern strips their creators release under Creative Commons. Every picture is credited and linked to its source. Click a title for the full story of the strip.

The Katzenjammer Kids by Rudolph Dirks · 1897

The Katzenjammer Kids

The Katzenjammer Kids comic from December 12, 1897 by Rudolph Dirks — the strip's debut month
From December 12, 1897 — the strip's very first month in print — Rudolph Dirks, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay · 1905

Little Nemo in Slumberland

Little Nemo in Slumberland full Sunday page from October 21, 1906 by Winsor McCay
Sunday page from October 21, 1906 — Winsor McCay, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Mutt and Jeff by Bud Fisher · 1907

Mutt and Jeff

Mutt and Jeff original daily strip artwork from 1925 by Bud Fisher
Original daily strip art from 1925 — Bud Fisher, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Krazy Kat by George Herriman · 1913

Krazy Kat

Krazy Kat Sunday page from October 8, 1922 by George Herriman
Sunday page from October 8, 1922 — George Herriman, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Bringing Up Father by George McManus · 1913

Bringing Up Father

Bringing Up Father full Sunday page from the El Paso Herald, 1920, by George McManus
Sunday page from the El Paso Herald, 1920 — George McManus, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Gasoline Alley by Frank King · 1918

Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley panel from 1920 by Frank King
A panel from 1920, the year before Skeezix arrived on the doorstep — Frank King, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Popeye (Thimble Theatre) by E.C. Segar · 1919

Popeye (Thimble Theatre)

Thimble Theatre strip from December 1919 featuring Olive Oyl, by E.C. Segar
A Thimble Theatre strip from 1919 — Olive Oyl was there a full decade before Popeye walked in — E.C. Segar, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith by Billy DeBeck · 1919

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith

Barney Google strip from July 17, 1922 by Billy DeBeck, the era Spark Plug the racehorse debuted
From July 17, 1922 — the week racehorse Spark Plug made Barney a national craze — Billy DeBeck, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Skippy by Percy Crosby · 1923

Skippy

Early Skippy comic page by Percy Crosby from the 1920s
An early Skippy page from the 1920s — Percy Crosby, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Felix the Cat by Otto Messmer & Pat Sullivan · 1923

Felix the Cat

Felix the Cat full Sunday comic page from August 1923, Pat Sullivan studio
Sunday page from August 1923 — Pat Sullivan studio, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain.

Mimi & Eunice by Nina Paley · 2010

Mimi & Eunice

Mimi & Eunice strip "Trust" by Nina Paley
"Trust" — Nina Paley, mimiandeunice.com. License: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pepper&Carrot by David Revoy · 2014

Pepper&Carrot

Pepper&Carrot Episode 1 "Potion of Flight" page 1 by David Revoy
Episode 1: "Potion of Flight", page 1 — David Revoy, peppercarrot.com. License: CC BY 4.0.
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