Droodles

Droodles was a syndicated cartoon feature created by Roger Price and collected in his 1953 book Droodles. The trademarked name "Droodle" suggests "doodle", "drawing" and "riddle." The general form is minimal: a square box containing a few abstract pictorial elements with a caption (or several) giving a humorous explanation of the picture's subject. For example, a Droodle depicting three concentric shapes—little circle, medium circle, big square—might have the caption "Aerial view of a cowboy in a Port-a-john."