1900s in comics

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This is a timeline of significant events in comics in the 1900s.

1900[edit | edit source]

U.S. publications[edit | edit source]

1904[edit | edit source]

U.S. publications[edit | edit source]

1905[edit | edit source]

Chinese publications[edit | edit source]

European publications[edit | edit source]

U.S. publications[edit | edit source]

  • January 8: first appearance of The Story of Hungry Henrietta by Winsor McCay.[8]
  • June 26: first appearance of A Pilgrim’s Progress by McCay.
  • October 15: first publication of Little Nemo in Slumberland by McCay in New York Herald.[9]
  • Unknown date: a collection of McCay's Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend strips is published by the Frederick A. Stokes Company of New York.

1908[edit | edit source]

1909[edit | edit source]

U.S. publications[edit | edit source]

  • November 1: first appearance of The Umbrella Man by John Hager for the Seattle Daily Times, appearing on the front page as a supplement for the weather.[10] Not titled as the Umbrella Man, but called that May 3, 1913 under a section called "Features of Today's Paper".

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Happy Hooligan". 
  2. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Major Ozone's Fresh Air Crusade". 
  3. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Little Jimmy". 
  4. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Little Sammy Sneeze". 
  5. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend". 
  6. Labé, Yves-Marie. "Bécassine débarque" (in French). Le Monde. 
  7. Radio France. "1905-2005 : Bécassine fête ses 100 ans" (in French). 
  8. The Story of Hungry Henrietta, www.barnaclepress.com
  9. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Little Nemo in Slumberland". 
  10. Seattle Daily Times, November 1, 1909, page 1.

Category:1900s comics