Back to School 1921, Pt. I



One hundred years ago today … With the return to school looming, The Kelly Kids comic strip depicted its protagonists planning a practical joke on their teacher, then getting pandied, beaten for arriving late.

Brooklyn Times Union, 4 September 1921,  p. 20. Newspapers.com


According to Allen Holtz, the strip was drawn by Charles Kahles, German immigrant and veteran cartoonist.



– Jonathan Goldman, September 4, 2021



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