‘The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek’, A Collection of Newspaper Comics Designed to Be Flipped Over

Gustave Verbeek

The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek is a collection of Sunday newspaper comic strips by Japanese-born Dutch cartoonist Gustave Verbeek that use unique visual tricks to continue the story when the paper is turned 180-degrees. The strips contained in the hardcover volume ran in United States newspapers from 1903 to 1905.

Upside Down Bird

Gustave Verbeek

Gustave Verbeek

Gustave Verbeek

Gustave Verbeek

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Brian Heater
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