Leonard starr october 28, 1925 june 30, 2015 was an american cartoonist, comic book artist, and advertising artist, best known for creating the newspaper comic strip on stage and reviving little orphan annie. The definitive history of american newspaper comics. The katzenjammer kids top 10 longrunning comic strips. A nice encyclopediaformat reference of the last 100 years in american newspaper comics by an authority in the field. After 34 years of scuffles with her mother, bargain hunting, dieting and chocolate, cathy is hanging up her pantsuit. Take a look back at the last hundred years of exercise trends, from the invention of treadmills in the 1920s, to the rise in popularity of pilates in. Ive had it for years, and i take it out ever so often to read because i think newspaper comics are an interesting art form. Take a look back at the last 100 years of plastic surgery, from dangerous paraffin injections in the 1920s and boardcertified plastic surgeons in the. Featuring histories, dossiers, and comic strips starring alley oop, beetle bailey, betty boop, buck rogers, bugs bunny, charlie chan, donald duck. Rudolph dirks the katzenjammer kids debuted in 1897 in william randolph hearsts sunday edition of the new york journal. During the years 190720 most of the major categories of american comics were established, including the first aviation, ethnic character, and career girl strips.
This book celebrates the mediums first century from 1896 to the present highlighting pioneers in. Jim scancarelli took over the responsibilities of drawing and writing the strip in april 1986, following the death of the legendary dick moores, who presided over the alley for more than 30 years. Featuring histories, dossiers, and comic strips starring alley oop, beetle bailey. The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Celebrate the mediums first century, beginning in 1896 and progressing through current times. It was located in new york city at 247 west 43rd street and later at 229 west 43rd street. Buy a cheap copy of 100 years of american newspaper comics book by maurice horn. The 10 greatest syndicated comic strips in american. More 100 year old comic strips, believe it or not the. Carlos hathcock the original american sniper from deadly shootouts duration. The comics and their star characters became essential parts of american life and. While the form originated in 1933, american comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of action comics, which included the debut of the superhero superman. Would love to see you continue showcasing strips from the 50s and 60s.
Includes a reference section with two hundred biographical entries for cartoonists. King features syndicate, who distributed some of the greatest comic strips on earth, turns a 100 this year. The late 1940s to the early 1970s and especially the 1950s were the classic days of the comic strip. Yes, its running in north america, central and south america. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. A 64 page fullcolor section is devoted to the finest sunday color comics. King of the comics celebrates 100 years of classic comics.
The year also gives birth to such diverse strips as count screwloose, skyroads, and. Harold hering knerr september 4, 1882 july 8, 1949 was an american comic strip creator, who signed his work h. Hans and fritz put the word nix into the american vocabulary. From the yellow kid to calvin and hobbes, from the classic to the forgotten, this two volume work with hundred of full color pages offers a definitive visual reference to a. But 100 years later art lortie has found that it appeared four days earlier. This wonderful book was originally published as the comic strip century in two. Complete list top 10 longrunning comic strips time. The 10 greatest syndicated comic strips in american history.
Scancarelli, whose grandfather would read the comics page, including gasoline alley. Though it would take until november 17, 1934 for snuffy to show up. Judith osullivan portrays the history of comic strips over the past one hundred years. It is a very thorough look into the american newspaper comics.
The comic s creator announced the last strip will october 3. An encyclopedia of comic strips with occasional comic strip reprints. Gasoline alley and the wallet family have charmed and amused newspaper readers for nearly 100 years. See more ideas about classic cartoons, childhood memories and saturday morning cartoons. Hundred years war powerpoint and comic strip activity. From the yellow kid to calvin and hobbes, from the classic to the forgotten, this impressive work with hundreds of. This amazing book manages to squeeze 100 years of king features history.
A good long laugh newspaper comics have been entertaining. Calvin is a 6 year old boy who gets consistently terrible grades in school, and yet sounds like a doctor of philosophy during his long discussions of religion, politics, and. Good blackandwhite illustrations, but the small number of color sunday page reproductions are sometimes lacking in quality. One hundred years of american newspaper comics notes from the library of michael uslan. At 1 years and counting, the strip is the longestrunning newspaper comic in history. Tailspin tommy and tim tylers luck start aviation strip craze. The most important gag strip was george mcmanuss bringing up father begun 1916, also the first american strip. One hundred years ago, king features syndicate began producing a cherished part of the sunday newspaper. Encyclopedic in scope, richly illustrated in high resolution on very highquality paper, and featuring a to z. Most comic strip characters do not age throughout the strips life, but in some strips, like lynn johnstons awardwinning for better or for worse, the characters age as the years pass. The weaknesses, oddly enough, have to do with the illustrations. Words may be introduced within or near each image, or they may be dispensed with altogether.
He was best known as the writerartist of the katzenjammer kids for 35 years. Born in bryn mawr, pennsylvania, harold knerrs father was calvin b. An american comic book is a thin periodical originating in the united states, on average 32 pages, containing comics. It has a short history of the form, but most of the book is taken up by entries on each comic. The bell syndicate, launched in 1916 by editorpublisher john neville wheeler, was an american syndicate that distributed columns, fiction, feature articles and comic strips to newspapers for decades. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. King of the comics celebrates 100 years of classic. Kids revolves around two boys, hans and fritz, who get into trouble and fight with their parents and school officials. Loving comic strips like i do i really enjoyed these clippings you showcased. Anglofrench conflicts on a timeline background information on anglofrench conflicts phase one. Dirks was the first cartoonist to use speech balloons to indicate.
And to celebrate the event, the good folks at the library of american comics bring us this volume with hundreds of strips and the whole story of king features. Comic strip, series of adjacent drawn images, usually arranged horizontally, that are designed to be read as a narrative or a chronological sequence. This wonderful book was originally published as the comic strip century in two separate volumes. Blondie, peanuts, prince valiant, dick tracy, beetle bailey, and many more. Encyclopedic in scope, richly illustrated in high resolution on very highquality paper, and featuring a to z coverage of every significant comic in the past 100 years. Similar to his world encyclopedia of the comics, but more recent and not quite as expansive. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content. The ultimate anthology of american newspaper comics. Leonard starr october 28, 1925 june 30, 2015 was an american cartoonist, comic book artist, and advertising artist, best known for creating the newspaper comic strip on. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 492 total.
From the fur collars of the 1920s jazz age and the trench coats of the 1930s, to the belted wrap coats of th. The first strip to feature aging characters was gasoline alley. In honor of the cathys cancellation, time takes a look at some of the best longrunning newspaper comics. Within those approximate 80 years, comic book stories and the avatars within have graduated from the scrutiny of child psychologists to. This series of 17 powerpoint slides allows students to follow along to create a comic strip demonstrating their understanding of the hundred years war. The comic strip is one of americans few indigenous art forms. Its also a far bigger book than an onscreen image would lead you to believe. Take a look back at the last hundred years of gowns, from the dropwaist flapper dresses of the 1920s and the glamorous classic hollywood gowns. The comic strip is one of americas few indigenous art forms.