Krazy Kat, which appeared in newspapers from 1910 until 1944, is widely regarded as the most significant comic strip in American history. Created by George Herriman (1880–1944), the strip revolved around the misadventures of the androgynous (not clearly male or female) Krazy Kat and his (or her) love for Ignatz Mouse. Ignatz despised this unwanted affection and responded by continually hitting Krazy with an endless supply of bricks. Offisa Bull Pupp, a third character, served as the strip's symbol of law and order. Pupp also completed the strip's central love triangle since he adored Krazy and felt obligated to jail the violent Ignatz. Herriman's strip was noted for its unique blend of poetry, wordplay, bold colors, and surrealism. (Surrealism was a twentieth-century movement that involved representing the subconscious mind in pictures and words, often in disconnected or dreamlike ways. The melting watches of artist Salvador Dali (1904–1989) are an example...