Conversation so far:
What was one of the first success in comics during the 1920's and 1930's in Canada?
In 1921, Jimmy Frise, sold Life's Little Comedies. This strip was later retitled Birdseye Center, and became the longest-running strip in English Canadian history.
Who did Jimmy Frise sell Life's Little Comedies to?
Jimmy Frise sold Life's Little Comedies to the Toronto Star's Star Weekly.
What was the most successful comic strip during the 1920's in Canada?
Nova Scotia-born artist J. R. Williams single-panel strip about rural and small-town life, Out Our Way, began in 1922 and was syndicated in 700 newspapers.

Question: Were comic strips primarily political?
Self-contained rewrite: Were comic strips primarily political in the early history of Canadian comics?