Although he is best known today for Happy Hooligan (which we’ve been reprinting examples of recently) Frederick Opper was responsible for a number of popular strips in the early 20th century. Here’s an example of Frederick Opper’s strip And Her Name Was Maud.

Warning: this strip contains the sort of offensive racial depictions that were typical of this era… if this sort of thing offends you, I suggest you don’t read it. Click the image to read the strip.

Here’s what Don Markstein’s Toonopedia has to say about And Her Name Was Maud.

Here are some other Opper strips from Coconino Classics.

Here are some other Opper strips at Barnacle Press.