Out Our Way

Out Our Way
1923 sample of the comic
Author(s)J. R. Williams (1922–1957)
Current status/scheduleended
Launch dateMarch 20, 1922
End date1977
Alternate name(s)Born Thirty Years Too Soon, Heroes Are Made, Not Born, Bull of the Woods, Why Mothers Get Gray, The Worry Wart
Syndicate(s)Newspaper Enterprise Association
Genre(s)Humor

Out Our Way was an American single-panel comic strip series by Canadian-American comic strip artist J. R. Williams. Distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association, the cartoon series was noted for its depiction of American rural life and the various activities and regular routines of families in small towns.[1] The panel introduced a cast of continuing characters, including the cowboy Curly and ranch bookkeeper Wes. Out Our Way ran from 1922 to 1977, at its peak appearing in more than 700 newspapers.