Here’s a Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from January 29th, 1911.
Go here to see more Katzenjammer Kids strips on this site.
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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.
Here’s a Harold Knerr Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from 1931. Knerr took over the strip after Rudolph Dirks quit Hearst and went on to do the same strip, different title as Hans und Fritz and then The Captain and the Kids for another paper. You can read the details on Wikipedia here. The scan also includes the Knerr header strip Dinglehoofer and His Dog Adolph.
Please note that this strip contains offensive racial depictions, as was frequently the case with the comics of yesteryear. If this sort of thing offends you, I suggest you do not read it.
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.
Here’s a mangled Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from 1904.
Go here to see more Katzenjammer Kids strips on this site.
Click the image to view the full strip.
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.
I found a couple of original George Herriman Embarrassing Moments (aka Bernie Burns) panels (from 1932 and 1931 respectively) on Ebay tonight. Note that the first one has racial depictions that some would find offensive, so you may not want to view it.
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You can bid on the above strip here.
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I’ve added a much-needed index to my various Crumbling Paper posts here, which can be accessed from a link on the right side of the page. Here are the contents of it so far:
CRUMBLING PAPER INDEX
Here’s an index of old cartoonists and strips which have been featured on this site under the heading of CRUMBLING PAPER. Most of these links feature scans I’ve made of ancient comics, some over 100 years old, that generally have not been reprinted anywhere since their initial publication. This list will be gradually updated as I post more comics.
IMPORTANT NOTE: MANY of these comics contain offensive racial and ethnic depictions, as humor based on these subjects was the norm with comics at the turn of the last century. If this sort of thing offends you, you may not want to view some of them. I’ve tried to remember to note when this is the case. For more on my views on this subject, please refer to this post.
ARTISTS
George Carlson
A.D. Condo
Billy DeBeck
J.P. Benson
Rudolph Dirks
Rube Goldberg
Harold Gray
Milt Gross
Johnny Gruelle
George Herriman
F.M. Howarth
C.W. Kahles
E. W. Kemble
Howard Knerr
Gus Mager
Otto Messmer
Frederick Opper
A.D. Reed
L.A. Searl
T.S. Sullivant
Jimmy Swinnerton
Harry J. Tuthill
Gustave Verbeek
Gluyas Williams
Basil Wolverton
Dick WoodSTRIPS
And Her Name Was Maud by Frederick Opper
Barney Google by Billy DeBeck
Billy Bounce by C.W. Kahles
Boob McNutt by Rube Goldberg
The Bungle Family by Harry J. Tuthill
Chocolate Drops by E. W. Kemble
Count Screwloose by Milt Gross
Felix the Cat by Otto Messmer
Gluyas Williams Dailies by Gluyas Williams
Happy Hooligan by Frederick Opper
Howson Lott by Frederick Opper
Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray
The Loves of Lulu and Leander by F.M. Howarth
The Katzenjammer Kids by Rudolph Dirks and Howard Knerr
Mr. Twee Deedle by Johnny Gruelle
Mrs. Timekiller by L.A. Searl
No Wedding Bells For Him by Jimmy Swinnerton
Our Antediluvian Ancestors by Frederick Opper
The Outbursts of Everett True by A.D. Condo
Pinkie Prim by Dick Wood
Rosy Posy by Sterling?
The Terrors of the Tiny Tads by Gustave Verbeek
The Upside-Downs by Gustave Verbeek
Uncle Pike by A.D. Reed
The Woozlebeasts by J.P. BensonMISC
Read Comics for What Ails You
A Brief Overview of Some of the Problems With Comics Preservation
Race and Ethnicity in the Early Comics
150 Greatest Cartoonists Countdown
Here’s a Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from 1902.
Go here to see more Katzenjammer Kids strips on this site.
Click the image to view the full strip.
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.
Here’s a Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from 1905. The Alphonse and Gaston gag in panels 7 and 8 is a reference to the strip by Frederick Opper that I previously scanned an example of from 1903 here.
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.
Here’s another badly mutilated Rudolph Dirks Katzenjammer Kids strip I scanned from 1903.
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.
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.
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.