Crumbling Paper: The Katzenjammer Kids in Der Captain Misses Der Train (strip #5)

Here’s a Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from February 7th, 1904. The bottom half of the strip is missing, alas.

Go here to see more Katzenjammer Kids strips on this site.


Here’s what Don Markstein’s Toonopedia has to say about the Katzenjammers.

Click here to go to the Barnacle Press collection of Katzenjammer Kids strips.

Read about the Katzenjammer Kids on Wikipedia.

Click here to the Toonopedia entry on the Katzenjammer Kids.

Click here to read about Rudolph Dirks at lambiek.net.

Crumbling Paper: The Katzenjammer Kids in The Captain Goes Up in A Balloon. (Then He Comes Down) (strip #4)

Here’s a Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from 1904. Watch as the little imps attempt to murder the Captain for our amusement. O rewar! Dod gast yer binnacles!

Go here to see more Katzenjammer Kids strips on this site.


Here’s what Don Markstein’s Toonopedia has to say about the Katzenjammers.

Click here to go to the Barnacle Press collection of Katzenjammer Kids strips.

Read about the Katzenjammer Kids on Wikipedia.

Click here to the Toonopedia entry on the Katzenjammer Kids.

Click here to read about Rudolph Dirks at lambiek.net.

Crumbling Paper: The Katzenjammer Kids in The Captain Had a Fine Swim, but- (strip #3)

Here’s a Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from September 4th, 1904. The bottom half of the strip is missing, alas.

Go here to see more Katzenjammer Kids strips on this site.


Here’s what Don Markstein’s Toonopedia has to say about the Katzenjammers.

Click here to go to the Barnacle Press collection of Katzenjammer Kids strips.

Read about the Katzenjammer Kids on Wikipedia.

Click here to the Toonopedia entry on the Katzenjammer Kids.

Click here to read about Rudolph Dirks at lambiek.net.

Crumbling Paper: The Katzenjammer Kids in Vacation Begins! Dod Gast it! (strip #2)

Here’s a Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from 1905.

Go here to see more Katzenjammer Kids strips on this site.


Here’s what Don Markstein’s Toonopedia has to say about the Katzenjammers.

Click here to go to the Barnacle Press collection of Katzenjammer Kids strips.

Read about the Katzenjammer Kids on Wikipedia.

Click here to the Toonopedia entry on the Katzenjammer Kids.

Click here to read about Rudolph Dirks at lambiek.net.

Crumbling Paper: The Katzenjammer Kids in Der Inspector Chumped! (1903) by Rudolph Dirks (strip #1)

A Katzenjammer Kids strip from 1903 by Rudolph Dirks. Click the image below to read the strip. The coloring on a lot of these early strips is pretty interesting. A lot of time they have areas of the line art appear in a solid color, rather than just leaving it black… note how the line art for the bricks in this strip is red and the other line work is blue. Note also you can see Happy Hooligan soaking through from the other side of the page. Click the below image to view the entire strip.


Here’s what Don Markstein’s Toonopedia has to say about the Katzenjammers.

I’ll have more Katzenjammer Kids cartoons coming in the near future.