The funny papers are a window into American culture. They make us laugh by poking fun at who we are and what we aspire to; we’ll take a look at what the comic strips and comics reveal about American life.
The comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, was created by a young 
cartoonist by the name of Harold Gray (1894-1968). Gray’s parents both died before he had finished school, so he was independent and entirely self-made, qualities he imbued in Annie.
Thomas Nast (1840-1902) is referred to as the “most powerful and influential political cartoonist that America has ever known” by well-regarded historians Eric Foner and John A. Garraty. His political …
