The series premiered in 1920. Stopped in 1965.

This humorous newspaper strip was the forerunner of multiple other pantomime strips. The cigar-smoking character of Adamson is the everyday man, who tries to deal with all sorts of problems in his own way. His most striking feature is the three strands of hair on top of his head.

Parallel versions of the strip were made in the USA from 1935 to 1953, where the series was also known as Silent Sam.