Comic Strips are formatted different ways for different size requirements. The “drop panel” is a panel or tier of the strip that can be omitted because of size restrictions without affecting the gag or storyline.
For example, Here’s the Sunday strip for January 7, 2018 with the drop panel…
Then without…
And now without further ado, here’s the drop panels for 2018!




















































For more from previous posts, go to Sally Forth drop panels.
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