Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Comic Strips" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Gene Carr, Robert Outcault, George McManus, Bud Fisher, George Herriman, Hogan's Alley, Yellow Kid, Lady Bountiful, Newlyweds, Newlyweds-Their Baby, A. Mutt, Mutt and Jeff, Buster and Tiger, Buster Brown, Katzenjammer Kids
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1894 and 1910.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"At The Theatres"
Washington Sentinel (Washington City, DC), March 11, 1899, Image 2, col. 4.
"The Cartoon Feature"
The Colored American (Washington, DC), April 27, 1901, Page 10, Image 10, col. 2.
"The Power of Cartoons"
The Colored American (Washington, DC), January 18, 1902, Page 3, Image 13, col. 2.
"Sekko Shimada the Famous Japanese Newspaper Artist"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), January 19, 1902, Page 11, Image 11, col. 1-7.
"The Use of Tanbark May Make a Peaceful Valley of Manhattan"
The Evening World (New York, NY), January 25, 1902, Night Edition, Image 6, col. 2.
"The Funny Side of Life"
The Evening World (New York, NY), February 17, 1902, Night Edition, Page 6, Image 6, col. 2-4.
"The Evolution and Influence of the Newspaper Cartoon"
The Evening Times (Washington, DC), April 16, 1902, Page 4, Image 4, col. 3-5.
"He Fled For His Life, But It Was Only a Slight Mistake"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), November 2, 1902, Page 15, Image 43, col. 1-4.
"A Few Laughs With The Comic Artists"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 1, 1903, Page 12, Image 36, col. 1-3.
"Comic Section"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), June 21, 1903, Image 17, col. 1-3.
"Professor Presto. Master of Magic"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), 13 March 1904, Comic Section, Image 46, col. 1-3.
"Willie Cute Tries a Little Persuasion"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), January 1, 1905, Image 35, cols. 1-4.
"'Wags' - The Dog That Adopted a Man"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), July 16, 1905, Image 39, col. 1-3.
"The Evolution of the Comic Picture and the Comic Artist"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), November 12, 1905, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1-7.
"The Katzenjammer Kids - Those Darling Little Angels!"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT),January 7, 1906, Section Three, Image 32, col. 1-3.
"Buster and Tige"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), February 25 1906, Page 17, Image 17, col. 1-3.
"Major Ozone's Fresh Air Crusade"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), September 15, 1907, Image 31, col. 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), January 4, 1908, Page 10, Image 10, col. 4-5.
"The Newlyweds - Their Baby"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), January 12, 1908, Page 9, Image 9, col. 1-3.
"Nomination Wrestling Bouts"
The Evening World Daily Magazine (New York, NY), 1 February 1908, Magazine Story and Section, Image 2, col. 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, col. 1-4.

Comic Strips: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America