Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher for November 07, 2023

His parents actually called him a lot of names, but this is a family strip.

I think Fisher fashioned Jeff after boxer Jim Jeffries who was beaten by Jack Johnson in one round

He has a twin brother named Julius.

My dad thought I was Chinese … when he wanted my attention he’d call me; “Hey Yu, yeah Yu, c’mere.”

My dad thought I was Chinese, called me “Won Tu Many”

When I was Fourteen, my folks moved to Buffalo.

Took a while, but, I found them.

What did they say when they looked at his twin, Julius?

So, how did “I give up” turn into Jeff? Asking for a friend.

“When I was born, the doctor slapped my mother.” — Henny Youngman

Guess they meant, after seeing him, No more kids for them.