Nov. 3, 1911: Suicide in the funnies

This suicide-themed "Mutt and Jeff" strip appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune one hundred years ago this week. Funny? Appalling? Both?

November 2, 2011 at 8:34PM
Nov. 3, 1911: Mutt and Jeff take the gas
(Ben Welter/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Captions for the squint-averse reader: "There ain't nothin' in this world for me -- I don't see no hope -- Guess I'll take the gas route." ... "Farewell crue-ll woild." ... "Don't do that! We're in luck again. I just saw a fortune teller, and she said you were gonna get a letter today with money in it." ... "Huh?" ... "Ah. I'll bet this is it now. At last we eat again." ... "What does it say?" ... "It's a gas bill for $9.80."

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