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Clare A. Briggs (1926):
“The comic strip is the chief exponent of slap-stick humor. It is typically American, a real American institution. … There are good comic strips and bad ones. The best ones are in reality comedies of manners in picture form. … The comic strip differs from other cartoon work. It is based on one or two–or even more–characters who appear in the strip from day to day. … The idea of continuity is the basic principle in the comic strip.”

Frank F. Greene (1941) unterscheidet zwischen Theme Series (Hatlo's They'll Do Every Time) und Character Series (Polly and Her Pals)