The Classical Story of Jupiter & Danae, or "How to Win a Woman"

A single-issue comic from 1883, The Classical Story of Jupiter & Danae, or "How to Win a Woman" is a curious artifact of early American sequential art, published by Geo. M. Hayes. Most notable for its artwork by Cassius M. Coolidge—who would later find fame for his "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings—this strip retells a classical myth with a decidedly Victorian sensibility. It stands as an early, now-obscure example of the comic strip format, predating the newspaper funnies that would soon define the medium.