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New York World The ''New York World'' was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers. It was a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under publi ...

'' was one of the first newspapers to publish comic strips, starting around 1890, and contributed greatly to the development of the American

comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st ...

. Notable strips that originated with the ''World'' included

Richard F. Outcault Richard Felton Outcault (; January 14, 1863 – September 25, 1928) was an American cartoonist. He was the creator of the series ''The Yellow Kid'' and ''Buster Brown'' and is considered a key pioneer of the modern comic strip. Life and career ...

's '' Hogan's Alley'', Rudolph Dirks' ''

The Captain and the Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).Denys Wortman Denys Wortman (May 2, 1887 – September 20, 1958) was a painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator. From 1924 to 1954 he drew the comic strip ''Metropolitan Movies'' (originated by Gene Carr in 1921), which ran in the ''New York World'' an ...

's ''Everyday Movies'', ''

Fritzi Ritz ''Fritzi Ritz'' is an American comic strip created in 1922 by Larry Whittington. In 1925, the strip was taken over by Ernie Bushmiller and, in 1938, the daily strip evolved into the popular '' Nancy''. The Sunday edition of the strip, begun by B ...

'',

Gus Mager Charles Augustus Mager (1878–1956), better known as Gus Mager, was an American painter, illustrator and cartoonist during the first half of the 20th century. He was the creator of several comic strips, notably ''Hawkshaw the Detective'' and '' S ...

's '' Hawkshaw the Detective'', Victor Forsythe's ''Joe Jinks'', and Robert Moore Brinkerhoff's '' Little Mary Mixup''. Under the names World Feature Service and New York World Press Publishing the company also syndicated comic strips to other newspapers around the country from circa 1905 until the paper's demise in 1931.

History

Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer ( ; born Pulitzer József, ; April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher of the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' and the ''New York World''. He became a leading national figure in ...

's ''

'' newspaper began publishing

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in 1889. A color Sunday humor supplement began to run in the ''World'' in Spring 1893. In 1894, the ''World'' published the first color strip, designed by

Walt McDougall Walter Hugh McDougall (February 10, 1858 – March 6, 1938) was an American cartoonist. He produced some of the earliest full color newspaper comic strips, and was one of the first producers of regular political cartoons in American daily papers. ...

, showing that the technique already enabled this kind of publication. The supplement's editor Morrill Goddard contacted cartoonist

and offered Outcault a full-time position with the ''World''. Outcault's

Yellow Kid The Yellow Kid (Mickey Dugan) is an American comic strip character that appeared from 1895 to 1898 in Joseph Pulitzer's ''New York World'', and later William Randolph Hearst's ''New York Journal''. Created and drawn by Richard F. Outcault in ...

character made his debut in the ''World'' on January 13, 1895. The kid appeared in color for the first time in the May 5 issue in a cartoon titled "At the Circus in Hogan's Alley". Outcault weekly '' Hogan's Alley'' cartoons appeared from then on in color, starring rambunctious slum kids in the streets, in particular, the bald kid, who gained the name Mickey Dugan. The strip's popularity drove up the ''World''s circulation and the Kid was widely merchandised. Outcault — and much of the World's Sunday supplement staff — left for

William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst Sr. (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboya ...

's ''

New York Journal :''Includes coverage of New York Journal-American and its predecessors New York Journal, The Journal, New York American and New York Evening Journal'' The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 t ...

'' on October 18, 1896.

George Luks George Benjamin Luks (August 13, 1867 – October 29, 1933) was an American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting. After travelling and studying in Europe, Luks worked as a newspaper illustrator a ...

took over with his own version of ''Hogan's Alley''; but the Yellow Kid's popularity soon faded, and Luks' version ended in December 1897. After ''Hogan's Alley'', the ''World'' published a number of comic strips from the late 1890s until the paper's 1931 demise. The prolific cartoonist

C. W. Kahles Charles William Kahles (pronounced Kah'-less) (January 12, 1878 – January 21, 1931) was a prolific cartoonist responsible for numerous comic strips, notably '' Hairbreadth Harry''. He is credited as the pioneer of daily comic strip continuity w ...

was responsible for numerous comic strips for the ''World''. He is credited as the pioneer of daily comic strip continuity with his ''Clarence the Cop'', which he drew for the ''World'' beginning in the latter 1890s. It introduced to newspapers the innovation of continuing a comic strip story in a day-to-day serial format, and is also considered to be the first police strip. Kahles' ''Sandy Highflyer, the Airship Man'' (1902–1904) is considered the first

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comic strip. The cartoonist and comics historian Ernest McGee called Kahles the "hardest working cartoonist in history, having as many as eight

Sunday comics The Sunday comics or Sunday strip is the comic strip section carried in most western newspapers, almost always in color. Many newspaper readers called this section the Sunday funnies, the funny papers or simply the funnies. The first US newspap ...

running at one time (1905-1906) with no assistants to help him."

Clare Victor Dwiggins Clare Victor Dwiggins (June 16, 1874 – October 26, 1958) was an American cartoonist who signed his work Dwig. Dwiggins created a number of comic strips and single-panel cartoons for various American newspapers and newspaper syndicates from 18 ...

joined the ''World'' in 1897. He created a wide variety of gag panels. In 1904, after winning $3,000 at the racetrack, cartoonist

George McManus George McManus (January 23, 1884 – October 22, 1954) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, ''Bringing Up Father''. Biography ...

went to New York City and a job with the ''World'', where he worked on several short-lived comic strips. One of them, ''The Newlyweds'' (later renamed ''Their Only Child'') is considered one of the first comic strips to depict the lives of the typical American family. Gene Carr and

Milt Gross Milt Gross (; March 4, 1895 – November 29, 1953) was an American cartoonist and animator. His work is noted for its exaggerated cartoon style and Yiddish-inflected English dialogue. He originated the non-sequitur "Banana Oil!" as a phrase defla ...

were also notable for the number of their comic strips published and distributed by the ''World''. Beginning in about 1905, the company began syndicating strips to other newspapers under the name World Feature Service; in circa 1910 it added the syndication division New York World Press Publishing (also known as Press Publishing Co.).Hudson, Frederic, Alfred McClung Lee, and Frank Luther Mott. ''American Journalism 1690-1940'', Volume 4 (Psychology Press, 2000), p. 591. Many notable cartoonists were on staff at various times at the paper, including Charles W. Saalburg,

V. Floyd Campbell V. Floyd Campbell (1873 – April 22, 1906) was an American illustrator and caricaturist. Campbell was born in Port Austin, Michigan, the son of a blacksmith, and graduated high school in 1890. He entered the service of Charles Bertrand Lewis the ...

George Herriman George Joseph Herriman III (August 22, 1880 – April 25, 1944) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip '' Krazy Kat'' (1913–1944). More influential than popular, ''Krazy Kat'' had an appreciative audience ...

Harry Grant Dart Harry Grant Dart (November 3, 1868 – November 15, 1938) was an American cartoonist and illustrator known for his futuristic and often aviation-oriented cartoons and comic strips. His first jobs were brochures for the National Crayon Compan ...

, J. Campbell Cory,

Carl Thomas Anderson Carl Thomas Anderson (February 14, 1865 – November 4, 1948) was an American cartoonist best remembered for his comic strip ''Henry''. Readers followed the pantomime adventures of the mute, bald-headed Henry in strips which he signed with his ...

Charles A. Voight Charles Anthony Voight (April 28, 1887 – February 10, 1947) was an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip ''Betty''. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, Voight was 14 when he dropped out of school and became an art staffer at ...

, Jack Callahan, Frank Fogarty,

Walter Berndt Walter Berndt (November 22, 1899, – August 15, 1979) was a cartoonist known for his comic strip, '' Smitty'', which he drew for 50 years. Biography Bernt's job as an office boy at the ''New York Journal'' , which he took on after dropping o ...

Leslie Turner Leslie Turner (December 25, 1899 - March 2, 1988) was an American cartoonist and writer who produced the adventures of ''Captain Easy'' for more than three decades. Biography Early life and education Born in Cisco, Texas, Turner grew up fro ...

Harry Haenigsen Harry William Haenigsen (July 14, 1900 – 1990) was an American illustrator and cartoonist best known for '' Penny'', his comic strip about a teenage girl. He also illustrated for books, magazines and advertising. Biography Born in New York C ...

, and

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. In the early 1900s the ''World'' was known as "the promised land for aspiring cartoonists." Charles Saalburg was chief of the color department during the heyday of the Yellow Kid. Harry Grant Dart eventually rose to become the ''World'''s art editor, followed by

Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928. The son of an Irish-American mother and a C ...

, who was the art editor for the syndication department from 1920 to 1930. After a series of legal battles between 1912 and 1914, Rudolph Dirks, creator of the hugely popular ''

The Katzenjammer Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).The Captain and the Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).E. W. Scripps Company The E. W. Scripps Company is an American broadcasting company founded in 1878 as a chain of daily newspapers by Edward Willis "E. W." Scripps and his sister, Ellen Browning Scripps. It was also formerly a media conglomerate. The company is he ...

acquired the ''New York World'' newspaper and its syndication assets in February 1931, bringing over to Scripps'

United Feature Syndicate United Feature Syndicate (UFS) is a large American editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States and established in 1919. Originally part of E. W. Scripps Company, it was part of United Media (along wit ...

the popular comic strips ''

The Captain and the Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).Fritzi Ritz ''Fritzi Ritz'' is an American comic strip created in 1922 by Larry Whittington. In 1925, the strip was taken over by Ernie Bushmiller and, in 1938, the daily strip evolved into the popular '' Nancy''. The Sunday edition of the strip, begun by B ...

'', '' Hawkshaw the Detective'', ''Joe Jinks'', and '' Little Mary Mixup''.Booker, M. Keith. "United Feature Syndicate," in ''Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas'' ( ABC-CLIO, 2014), p. 399.

''New York World'' comic strips and panels

: ** ''The Filipino and the Chick'' (launched 1898, 1903; moved to the ''

'')Lambiek: Carl Anderson
/ref> * Robert Moore Brinkerhof: ** ''All in the Family'' (launched in 1930; moved in 1933 to

, where it ran until 1935)Brinkerhoff entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. ** '' Little Mary Mixup'' (launched 1917; moved to United Features in 1931 where in ran until 1956) * Jack Callahan: ** ''Flivvers'' (1916–1917) ** ''Midweek Movies'' (1910–1919)Callahan entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. ** ''Pictorial History of Bugville'' (1913) ** ''When You Were a Boy'' (1916–1917)
Strippers Guide. Retrieved September 7, 2016
Lambiek. Retrieved September 7, 2016 * Gene Carr:Carr entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. ** ''Bill and the Jones Boys'' (1905) — Sunday strip ** ''Buddy's Baby Sister'' (1913) — Sunday strip ** ''Dearie'' (1910) — Sunday strip ** ''Duddy's Baby Sister'' (1913) — Sunday strip ** ''Everyday Movies'' (1921–1924; strip taken over by

Denys Wortman Denys Wortman (May 2, 1887 – September 20, 1958) was a painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator. From 1924 to 1954 he drew the comic strip ''Metropolitan Movies'' (originated by Gene Carr in 1921), which ran in the ''New York World'' an ...

)Sturm, James
"Original Drawings by Denys Wortman,"
Center for Cartoon Studies website (March 2008). — gag panel ** ''Home Sweet Home'' (1907–1908) — Sunday strip ** ''Kitty Kildare'' (1921) ** ''Lady Bountiful'' (1903–1905, 1915–1918) — came over from the Hearst Syndicate, where it had been launched in 1902''Lady Bountiful''
at

Don Markstein's Toonopedia Don Markstein's Toonopedia (subtitled A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge) is an online encyclopedia of print cartoons, comic strips and animation, initiated February 13, 2001. Donald D. Markstein, the sole writer and editor of Toonopedi ...

. from the original on October 23, 2015. ** ''Little Darling'' (1920–1921) ** ''Major Stuff'' (1914–1915) — Sunday strip ** ''Mr. Al Most'' (1911-1912) — Sunday strip ** ''Pansy's Pal'' (1920) ** ''Phyllis'' (1903-1906) — Sunday strip ** ''Poor Mr. W'' (1917–1920) ** ''The Prodigal Son'' (1906–1907) — Sunday strip ** ''Reddy and Caruso'' (1907) — Sunday strip ** ''Romeo'' (1905-1907) — Sunday strip ** ''Step-Brothers'' (1907-1914) — Sunday strip *

: ** ''Boys Will Be Boys'' (1909) ** ''The Explorigator'' (1908)Harry Grant Dart
at the

Lambiek Comiclopedia Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ), though since 2007, his son Boris Kousemaker is the current owner. From 1968 to 2015, it was located ...

. Retrieved on July 8, 2008
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from the original on March 17, 2015.
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. Archived fro
the original
on April 6, 2015. ** ''Life and Judge'' (1910s – 1920s) *

William Wallace Denslow William Wallace Denslow (; May 5, 1856 – March 29, 1915), professionally W. W. Denslow, was an American illustrator and caricaturist remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations of ''The ...

: ** ''Billy Bounce'' (1901-1905, 1908-1911) originally by Denslow, then by

* Rudolph Dirks: ** ''

The Captain and the Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).Clare Victor Dwiggins Clare Victor Dwiggins (June 16, 1874 – October 26, 1958) was an American cartoonist who signed his work Dwig. Dwiggins created a number of comic strips and single-panel cartoons for various American newspapers and newspaper syndicates from 18 ...

: ** ''J. Filliken Wilberfloss'' ** ''Leap Year Lizzie, Ain't She Bizzy?'' (1912) ** ''Makin' Believe'' (1912–1913)Dwiggins entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. ** ''Ophelia and Her Slate'' (1909–1911) ** ''Pip Gint'' (1911) ** ''Them Was the Happy Days'' (1911–1912) * Victor Forsythe: ** ''The Great White Dope'' ** ''Joe's Car'' (later became ''Joe's Jinks'') (launched 1918; moved to United Features in 1931 where in ran until 1953 under a succession of different titles) ** ''Tenderfoot Tim'' (1913–1914) *

:Gross entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. ** ''Babbling Brooks'' (1922–1923, 1930–1931) ** ''Banana Oil'' (1923–1927; later known as ''Gross Exaggerations'', ''The Feitelbaum Family'', and ''Looy Dot Dope''; lasted until at least 1930) ** ''Bimbo'' (1922) ** ''Count Screwloose of Tooloose'' (1929-1930; moved to

King Features Syndicate King Features Syndicate, Inc. is a American content distribution and animation studio, consumer product licensing and print syndication company owned by Hearst Communications that distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editoria ...

, where it ran until 1945) ** ''Hitz and Mrs.'' (1923) ** ''Looy Dot Dope'' (1926–1938) originally by Gross, later by Bernard Dibble and John DevlinDevlin entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. ** ''Nize Baby'' (1926–1929) ** ''Toy Town Tots'' (1923) — Sunday strip *

: ** ''Simeon Batts'' (1922–1931; moved to the ''

New York American :''Includes coverage of New York Journal-American and its predecessors New York Journal, The Journal, New York American and New York Evening Journal'' The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 t ...

'') * A. E. Hayward: ** ''Great Ceasar's Ghost'' (later named ''Great Ceasar's Goat'' and then ''Pinheads'' (1913–1915) ** ''Some Day, Maybe'' (launched 1912) *

: ** ''Billy Brag'' (launched 1905) ** ''Butch the Bully'' (1903) ** ''Clarence the Cop'' (launched late 1890s) ** ''Clumsy Claude'' (1910–1916) ** ''Doubting Thomas'' (1905–1909); later taken over by Myer Marcus ** ''Foolish Fred'' (September 25 – December 11, 1904) ** ''Fun in the Zoo'' (launched 1905) ** ''The Funny Side Gang'' (launched 1906) ** ''The Kelly Kids'' — later taken over by Nate Collier (1918–1920) ** ''The Little Red Schoolhouse'' ** ''The Merry Nobles Three—They Can Never Agree'' (1906) ** ''Mr. and Mrs. Butt-in'' (1903) ** ''Optimistic Oswald'' ** ''Our Hero's Hairbreadth Escapes'' (launched 1906) ** ''The Perils of Submarine Boating'' ** ''Pretending Percy'' (1904) ** ''Sandy Highflyer, the Airship Man'' (1902–1904) ** ''The Teasers'' (1902–1906, 1908–1911) ** ''Terrible Twins'' (launched 1905) * Violet Higgins: ** ''Drowsy Duck'' (1926–1927)Higgins entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. * Gus Jud: ** ''Little Dave'' (1930–1932)Jud entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. *

: ** '' Hawkshaw the Detective'' (originally known as ''Sherlocko the Monk'') (1913–1922, relaunched in 1932; moved to United Features and ended in 1933) originally by Mager, later by

, later still by Bernard DibbleDibble entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. — Sunday strip ** ''Main Street'' (launched 1928)
Lambiek's ''Comiclopedia''. Accessed Nov. 6, 2018. *

: ** ''Cheerful Charlie'' (launched c. 1904–c. 1916) — later taken over by

** ''Let George Do It'' (later known as ''Let Bill Do It'') (1910–1911)McManus entry
Lambiek's ''Comiclopedia''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. — later made into a Broadway musical ** ''The Merry Marcelene'' ** ''The Newlyweds'' (later renamed ''Their Only Child'') (1904–1912; moved to the ''

'' where it ended in 1916) ** ''Nibsby the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland'' (1906)Don Markstein's Toonopedia: ''Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland''
/ref> ** ''Panhandle Pete'' (1908) ** ''Ready Money Ladies'' ** ''Snoozer'' *

Otto Messmer Otto James Messmer (August 16, 1892 – October 28, 1983) was an American animator known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio. The extent of Messmer's role in the creation and populari ...

: ** ''Fun'' * Art Nugent: ** ''Puzzlers'' (1927–c. 1931) *

** ''Casey’s Corner'' (launched February 13, 1898; and moved to the ''

New York Evening Journal :''Includes coverage of New York Journal-American and its predecessors New York Journal, The Journal, New York American and New York Evening Journal'' The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 t ...

'' on April 8, 1898) — one of the first newspaper strips to feature continuity ** '' Hogan's Alley'' (1895–1897) *

C. M. Payne Charles M. Payne (1873–1964) was an American cartoonist best known for his popular long-running comic strip ''S'Matter, Pop?''. He signed his work C. M. Payne and also adopted the nickname Popsy. In 1896, Payne was employed at the ''Pittsburgh ...

: ** ''Little Sammy'' (1914–1915)Payne entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. ** ''Mr. Mush'' (later called ''Honeybunch's Hubby'') (launched 1909)Holtz, Allan

''Stripper's Guide'' (September 16, 2013). * Eleanor Schorer: ** ''The Adventures of Judy'' (April 13 – October 23, 1926) ** ''Bessie and Bobbie In Search of Fairyland'' ** ''Getting Ahead as a Business Girl'' — comic strip biographies of successful businesswomen; later work done by Betty Vincent ** ''Her Dreams At Eighteen'' (1911) ** ''Kiddie Klub'' (early 1920s) ** ''The Land of Make Believe'' (1908–1909) ** ''The Summer Girl'' (1912) *

: ** ''From Nine to Five'' (launched in 1920; moved to United Features in 1932 and ended in 1933)Smith entry
'"Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Nov. 16, 2018. *

H. T. Webster Harold Tucker Webster (September 21, 1885 – September 22, 1952) was an American cartoonist known for '' The Timid Soul'', ''Bridge'', ''Life's Darkest Moments'' and others in his syndicated series which ran from the 1920s into the 1950s. Because ...

: ** ''The Man in the Brown Derby'' (1924–1925) ** '' The Timid Soul'' (c. 1925–1931; moved to the

New York Herald Tribune Syndicate The New York Herald Tribune Syndicate was the syndication service of the ''New York Herald Tribune''. Syndicating comic strips and newspaper columns, it operated from c. 1914 to 1966. The syndicate's most notable strips were ''Mr. and Mrs.'', ''Ou ...

, where it lasted until 1953) — evolved out of ''The Man in the Brown Derby'' * Larry Whittington: ** ''

'', originally by Whittington; later by

Ernie Bushmiller Ernest Paul Bushmiller Jr. (August 23, 1905 – August 15, 1982) was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the daily comic strip ''Nancy (comic strip), Nancy'', which premiered in 1938 and features the title character who has remained ...

(launched 1922; moved to United Features in 1931 where it ran until 1968) *

: ** ''Everyday Movies'' (also known as ''Metropolitan Movies'') (taken over from Gene Carr in 1924; moved to United Features in 1931, where it ran until 1954) — gag panel

References

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