This strip is a gem. It is unsigned but I wonder if it has any connection to the WWII strip Bluey and Curly by Alex Gurney? Style is similar. I followed it to the end of '37 by which time Sol (whose yiddishness was surely a great rarity in Australia in the late 30s but we can guess why he might be lucky enough to be amongst us at that time) has lost almost all of his accent and seems to be becoming something of a bit player.
Most of the strip art is basic (as are the jokes in general) but occasionally the artist goes to town, as in the bike accident frame which is beautifully rendered.
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