Topics in Chronicling America - Comic Strips

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Important Dates:

• 1894: "Hogan's Alley" first appears in Truth. In 1895, it moves to the New York World
• 1896: "Hogan's Alley" cartoonist Robert Outcault is hired by the New York Journal. The "Hogan Alley" name stays with the World, while the Journal is forced to rename Outcault's drawings.
• 1897: "The Katzenjammer Kids" appear in the New York Journal.
• 1902: "Lady Bountiful," the first comic to feature a woman as the lead character is created.
• 1903: The San Francisco Call begins their comic supplement. It becomes a permanent feature on October 30, 1904.
• 1904: "The Newlyweds" appears in the New York World.
• 1907: "A. Mutt" (later "Mutt and Jeff') begins its daily run.

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• Famous Cartoonists: Gene Carr, Robert Outcault, George McManus, Bud Fisher, George Herriman
• Famous Comics: Hogan's Alley (The Yellow Kid), Lady Bountiful, The Newlyweds-Their Baby, A. Mutt (later known as Mutt and Jeff in 1908), Buster and Tiger (Buster Brown), The Katzenjammer Kids

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "At The Theatres," Washington Sentinel (Washington City, DC), 11 March 1899, image 2, col. 4.
• "The Cartoon Feature," The Colored American (Washington, DC), 27 April 1901, page 10, image 10, col. 2.
• "The Power of Cartoons," The Colored American (Washington, DC), 18 January 1902, page 10, image 13, col. 2.
• "Sekko Shimada the Famous Japanese Newspaper Artist," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 19 January 1902, page 11, image 11, col. 1.
• "The Use of Tanbark May Make a Peaceful Valley of Manhattan," The Evening World (New York, NY), 25 January 1902, Night Edition, image 6, col. 2.
• "The Funny Side of Life," The Evening World (New York, NY), 17 February 1902, Night Edition, page 6, image 6, col. 2.
• "The Evolution and Influence of the Newspaper Cartoon," The Evening Times (Washington, DC), 16 April 1902, page 4, image 4, col. 3.
• "He Fled For His Life, But It Was only a Slight Mistake," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 2 November 1902, page 15, image 43, col. 1-4.
• "A Few Laughs With The Comic Artists," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), 1 March 1903, page 12, image 36, cols. 1-3.
• "Comic Section", ," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 21 June 1903, image 17, cols. 1-3.
• "Professor Presto. Master of Magic," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), 13 March 1904, Comic Section, image 46, cols. 1-3.
• "Willie Cute Tries a Little Persuasion," Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), 1 January 1905, image 35, cols. 1-4.
• "'Wags' - The Dog That Adopted a Man," Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), July 16, 1905, Image 39, cols. 1-3.
• "The Evolution of the Comic Picture and the Comic Artist," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 12 November 1905, page 4, image 4, cols. 1-7.
• "The Katzenjammer Kids - Those Darling Little Angels!," The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), 7 January 1906, Section Three, image 33, cols. 1-3.
• "Buster Brown and Tiger," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 25 Febuary 1906, page 17, image 17, cols. 1-3.
• "Major Ozone's Fresh Air Crusade," Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), 15 September 1907, image 31, cols. 1-3.
• "Buster Brown- Creator of Famous Newspaper Comic Visits Salt Lake and Talks of His Work," The Salt Lake City Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), 4 January 1908, page 10, image 10, col. 4.
• "The Newlyweds - Their Baby," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 12 January 1908, col. 1-3.
• "Nomination Wrestling Bouts," The Evening World Daily Magazine (New York, NY), 1 February 1908, Magazine Story and Section, image 2, cols. 2-3.
• "Examiner Cartoons Inflame Weak Minds To Murder Oakland Tribune Distinguished as Grafter's Champion," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 15 November 1908, page 47, image 47, cols. 1-4.