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COMICALITIES
An index of the sequential and thematic comics in Harper's New Monthly, 1850 -1879, by T.Smolderen.


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December 1850- May 1851

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pp. 569-570 : "Three Leaves from Punch" , funny alphabet, illustrated.

pp. 713-718 : "Three Leaves from Punch", cartoons

pp. 859-862 : "Three Leaves from Punch", cartoons

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June 1851- November 1851

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pp. 141-142 : "A Leaf from Punch" + "Pleasure trip of Mr Robinson and Jones"
(Three panel narrative anecdote : first essay in narrativity)

pp. 285-286 : "A Leaf from Punch" 1Page Text + cartoon / 1 page of 2 cartoons

p. 424 : "Woman's emancipation, being a letter adressed to Mr Punch..." Text +
cartoon

p. 425 : "Three Leaves from Punch" : 3 cartoons/ 3 cartoons/2
cartoons/2cartoons/2 cartoons

pp. 717-718 : "A Leaf from Punch" 3 cartoons/2 cartoons

pp. 861-862 : "A Leaf from Punch" 2 cartoons/2cartoons

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December 1851-May 1852
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pp. 141-142 : "A Leaf NOT from Punch" ; text + 2 cartoons/ 2 cartoons and
illustrated text.

pp. 285-286 : "A Leaf from Punch" ; 2 cartoons p. page.

pp. 429-430 : "A Leaf from Punch" ; 2 cartoons p. page.

pp. 573-574 : "A Leaf from Punch" ; cartoon about the broken liberty of the
press in France. + futile text /3 cartoons about events in France

pp. 713-716 : "Three Leaves from Punch" : 3 X 1 cartoon/page about the
presidential regime in France (Pg. 715 is adaptation of Hogarth's Rake
Progress") + some text/ 716, 2 cartoons /

pp. 717-718 : "Three Leaves from Punch", 2 cartoons/ page

pp. 857-859: "Three Leaves from Punch", 2 cartoons/ page

pp. 861-862 : text, 1 cartoon, 1 illustration/ 1 cartoon about French events


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June 1852- November 1852
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pp. 141-142 : "A Leaf from Punch" 1 cartoon / 2 cartoons

pp. 282-284 : "Comicalities, original and selected ": better wood-cuts,
american political theme ("Anti-Maine Law petitioners") ; allusion to
Hogarth (accumulation of heads in the three one -page cartoons )

pp. 285-286 : (Titled : Comicalities) 2 cartoons/page + poem

pp. 427-430 : "Comicalities, original and selected " ; text + cartoon ; 2
cartoons/page

pp. 569-574 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 1 cartoon or 2 cartoons /
page.

pp. 717-718 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons/page

pp. 861-862 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons/page

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December 1852-May 1853
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pp. 141-142 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons/page

pp. 285-286 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons/page

pp. 429-430 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 1 cartoon /page + text ; 2
cartoons per page

pp. 573-574 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons/page

pp. 717-718 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons/page

pp. 861-862 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons/page

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June-November 1853
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pp. 141-142 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons/page

pp. 285-286 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 3 cartoons

pp. 429-430 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 2 cartoons

pp. 573 -574 : "Appearance of things in general for a gentleman
who has just turned a complete sommersault" + 2 cartoons

pp. 717-718 : "Comicalities, original and selected " 1 cartoon-2cartoons

pp. 861-862 :: "Comicalities, original and selected " Series of 4 cartoons on the same theme, 2/page : "Pictures from parties"

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December 1853-may 1854
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p. 141-142 : FRANK BELLEW's 1st (?) sequence of cartoons : "Scenes in bachelor life" (with Mr Briggs, Bangs and Brown ). Rather close in style to Richard Doyle stories.

pp. 285-286 : No cartoons there, and no Fashion for this month : explanation in January first page:

"For the first time since the establishment of
HARPER's New MONTHLY MAGAZINE, the Pub-
lishers find it necessary to apologize for delay
in i delivery, and for deficiencies in its me-
chanical execution. The last sheet of the pres-
ent number, illustrated with its usual pictorial
embellishments, had just been sent to the press
on Saturday, the 10th of December, when a fire
broke out which not only consumed the printed
sheets, stereotype plates, wood-cuts, and copy
of the Magazine"

pp. 429-430 : 2 cartoons/page

pp. 573-574 : "Julien's concert -illustrated programme ", series of drawings with unified theme.

pp. 717-718 : 2 cartoons/page

pp. 861-862 : "The spirits of May-Day", story in 3 (panels ?)cartoons

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June 1854- November 1854
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pp. 141-142 : New America at the sea-side : narrative sequence in 4 cartoons

pp. 285-286 : Fourth of July upon the Hudson : narrative sequences
in 7 panels

pp. 429-430 : The Mosquito War : 8 pannels narrative sequence

pp. 573-574 ; cartoons (Comicalities, original and selected)

pp. 714-717 : The Five Senses (thematic series of 5 cartoons)

pp. 861 ; 2 cartoons (immigrant returning to old Europe)

pp. 862 : illustrated text reminiscent of Chodowiecki and Lichtenberg :
"2 paths in Life"

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December 1854-May 1855
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pp. 141-142 : "Comicalities, original and selected" 2X 2 "before/after" type of
cartoons

pp. 285-286 : School, The Smile/ School : The Frown (probably same author)

pp. 429-430 : "Valentine, Delight/Valentine, Vexation" (probably same author)

pp. 573-574 : "The police of New York" serie of 4 cartoons

pp. 717-718 : "Comicalities, original and selected" (2 cartoons) /
"Spring Fashion for Ladies (a la Cruikshank)/ For gentlemen"

pp. 861-862 : Dual cartoons : Young America in town/in Country //
Low Life / High Life

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June 1855- November 1855
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pp. 141-142 : "Comicalities, original and selected" : 4 cartoons

pp. 285-286 : FRANK BELLEW "Mr Simpkins experiment in housekeeping"
narrative sequence in 12 pannels.

pp. 429-430 : JOHN McLENAN : "Mr Slim's aquatic experience"
narrative sequence in 16nth panels : fluid burlesque in a quick economical
style reminiscent of Toepffer.

pp. 573-574 : JOHN McLENAN : "Mr Slim experience at sea", narrative
sequence in 16nth panels : fluid burlesque in a quick economical style
reminiscent of Toepffer.

pp. 717-718 : JOHN McLENAN : "Mr Slim Piscatorial experience"


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pp. 861-862 : JOHN McLENAN : "Mr Slim final piscatorial experience", close up, subjective views (c.f. stereoscopic slide) .


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December 1855-May 1856
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pp. 141-142 : Hon. Mr Bloemup's Congressional Experience, narrative sequence
with "dual paths", and a few balloons.

281 The seat of war : attack/defeat"

282 : The 7 age of virtue/vice"

pp. 283-285: "Life insurance - a dream" (dream in 16 panels, Toepfferian in style)

pp. 285-286 : "Observation in ornithology"( Jim Crow and Dinah Crow) in 2 cartoons.

pp. 429-430 : 2X 8 cartoons-panels about Valentine's day, with balloons pg 430

pp. 573-574 : Windology : 2X 8 cartoons-panels on the theme of the Wind (c.f. Cruikshank's Almanacks)

pp. 717-718 : "Foolish Folks, All-Fools 'day sketches", 2X 8 cartoons-panels (c.f. Cruikshank's Almanacks)

pp. 861-862 : May-Day in New York/ May-Day in the Country
(c.f. Cruikshank's Almanacks)


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June 1856- November 1856
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pp. 141-142 : FRANK BELLEW "Mr Samson Shangaï's three days on a farm" (2X8panels narrative sequence)

pp. 285-286 : "Hints for celebrating the fourth of July" (2X6 thematic serie panels)

pp. 429-430 : "Experiment in photography" ! ! !2X8 Daguerrotypes (wonderful : sort of a bridge between Cruikshank and Busch)7

pp. 573-574 : "Advertisements - illustrated", social thematic series of 2X6 panels

pp. 713 : "The husband as he ought to be / and as he ought not to be", dual path cartoon.

pp. 717-718 : "The Miseries of Mistress", social thematic series of 2 X 2
cartoons

pp. 861-862 : "Portraits of advertisers", Social thematic series of 2 X 6
panels.

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December 1856-May 1857
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pp. 141 : Illustration "What it must come to", reminiscent of a Cruikshank's illsutration for "GC'sTable Book"

pp. 285-286 : "The Miseries of Mistress", social thematic series of 2 X 2
cartoons

pp. 429-430 : "Illustration of natural history" + other "dual"cartoons.

pp. 573-574 : Simple illustrations.

pp. 717-718 : FRANK BELLEW "The Inauguration", narrative sequence in 11 panels strange similarities in style with later stories by Wilhelm Busch.

pp. 861-862 : FRANK BELLEW : "Original Comicalities" : 2 X 2 cruikshankian cartoons (triangle signature)

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June 1857- November 1857
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pp. 141-142 : JOHN McLENAN : "Inconvenience of living in an uniform row of houses"

p. 285-286 : "Family Daguerrotypes found every where" thematic serie of 2 X 8 panels.

pp. 429-430 : "Elephantine Metamorphoses" thematic fantasy serie of 2 X 8 panels.

pp. 573-574 : No illustration

pp. 717-718 : "Finks Patents for inflatable costumes", thematic series of 2 X 8 panels.

pp. 861-862 : F. W. BELLEW : "Charley's side-walk acquaintances" illustrated text about the Charley character.

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December 1857-May 1858
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pp. 141-142 : "Imagination versus reality" thematic series of 2 X 8 dual path panels.

pp. 285-286 : JOHN McLENAN : "Frangipanni's sleigh ride and what came of it"

pp. 429-430 : "Mis Fanny flirt and her victims", thematic series of 2 X 8
panels.

pp. 573-574 : "Substance and shadows" thematic series in 2 X 8 panels. Very good. reminiscent of Grandville ?

pp. 717-718 : "Private gallery, Collection of Moses Levi, esq.",witty, well done thematic series of 2 X 8 panels.

pp. 861-862 : "Ingredients of a modern novel", thematic series of 2 X 8 panels.

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June 1858- November 1858
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pp. 141-142 : JOHN McLENAN : "Mr Flasher's Love at first sight" by J. McLENAN , NOTE THE PATENT INFLUENCE OF TOPFFER'S MR JABOT.

pp. 285-286 : JOHN McLENAN : "Grabs Great Gift Enterprise"

pp. 429-430 : "Guesses at the Truth", 8 panels per page thematic series.

pp. 573-574 : "A New System of Musical Notation", 8 panels per page thematic series.

pp. 717-718 : JOHN McLENAN : "Mr Elephant at Mrs Potiphor's Grand Soiree" Narrative , fantasy and burlesque.

pp. 861-862 : JOHN McLENAN : "An Affair of Honor"

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December 1858-May 1859
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pp. 141-142 : "Arrowsmith 's Panorama of Western Travel", thematic series of 2 X8 panels.

pp. 285-286 : JOHN McLENAN : "Experience of a Dramatic Author"

pp. 429-430 : JOHN McLENAN : "Noodle's attempts at suicide"

pp. 573-574 : "Substance and Shadow" ; thematic sequence ,
8 panels / page

pp. 717-718 : "Heads of the people", 2 very Toepfferian pages with numerous heads.


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June 1859- November 1859
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pp. 141-142 : FRANK BELLEW : "Scenes from Master Charley's Love Life" ( neotenic theme : cute, sentimental, semi-narrative series of integrated images)

pp. 285-286 : "Mister Bottle and his friend' , Cruikshankian narrative,
integrated panels.

pp. 429-430 : FRANK BELLEW : "Master Charley's Fourth of July", semi-narrative series with integrated panels.

pp. 573-574 : NOTHING

pp. 717-718 : "Flower and Figure pieces", thematic series,
6 panels / page

pp. 861-862 : "Professor Prog's entomological experiences", narrative sequence, 5 integrated panels/ page. Fantasy. Cryptogame influence ? (UNSIGNED)

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December 1859-May 1860
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pp. 141-142 : "Spriggin's voyage of life", narrative sequence of integrated
panels. (UNSIGNED)

p. 285: "Shadows over the way" : wonderful vision of silhouettes through
panels/windows of a house

p. 286 : FRANK BELLEW : : "The Inebriometer", whole page comic display.

pp. 429-430 : FRANK BELLEW : : "Master Charley in the Snow" Wonderful thematic series of cartoons about kids playing in the snow.

pp. 573-574 : FRANK BELLEW : "Tobacco and its users", thematic series of cartoons.


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p. 717 : FRANK BELLEW : "Master Charley first pantaloons", semi-narrative series.

p. 718 : FRANK BELLEW : "Master Charley first pantaloons", narrative page, in 4 panels. Interesting in the redundancy of background and depiction of action.

pp. 861-862 : FRANK BELLEW : "Master Charley's Prize -Fight" narrative sequence with integrated panels.

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June 1860- November 1860
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pp. 141-142 : Davenport : "Phrenological " plate.

pp. 285-286 : Davenport : "Line of beauty, a few cuts by a sharp man" (very interesting satirical allusion to Hogarth's "Line of Beauty").

pp. 429-430 : Davenport "Omnibus horse"

pp. 573-574 : FRANK BELLEW : "Excelsior !"

pp. 717-718 : FRANK BELLEW : Stereoscopic slide"

pp. 861-862 : FRANK BELLEW (?) : "Conjugual Conversation Illustrated"

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December 1860-May 1861
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pp. 141-142 : ALFRED L. CARROLL "A leaf from the the diary of a unlucky man"

pp. 285-286 : "Animated Alphabet" (UNSIGNED)

pp. 429-430 : FRANK BELLEW : "Little daughter " (starting a new seminarrative series about "Little Daughter". Very neotenic approach : toys, babylike characters etc.

pp. 573-574 : JOHN R. CHAPIN : "Career of a Politician" by

pp. 717-718 : FRANK BELLEW : "Leaves from little daughter's life"

pp. 861-862 : JOHN McLENAN : Various illustrations

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June 1861- November 1861
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pp. 141-142 : JOHN McLENAN "Modern Idolatry"

pp. 281 - 283 : JOHN McLENAN Series of Illustrations

pp. 430-431: ALFRED CARROLL : "In Medias Res"

pp. 573-574 : unsigned cartoons (sequential cartoons p. 574)

pp. 717-718 : FRANK BELLEW : "Hints for Equestrian"

pp. 861-862 : J. D. SMILLIE "Mr Downey in Search of Physical Development"


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December 1861 - May 1862
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pp. 141-142 : Illustrated text

p. 283 - Thematic series (new readings of classics) - Unsigned.

p. 285 : The romance of Mrs Smith's Bonnet (rather idiotic story. Possible signature lower left : MULLES.

pp. 573-574 : "Astronomy" ( FRANK BELLEW )

pp. 717-718 : 2 plates "After the War".

pp. 861-862 : 2 thematic plates "à la Cruikshank."

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Juin 1862 - Novembre 1862
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pp. 285-286 : 2 cartoons

pp. 430-431: 4 cartoons

pp. 573-574 : 4 cartoons

pp. 717-718 : 4 cartoons

pp. 861-862 : Two pictures (by Alfred Carroll) "The Regatta",.

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December 1862 - May 1863
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pp. 141-142 : 2 cartoons, one is signed "triangle" (FRANK BELLEW)

pp. 285-286 : 2 cartoons signed "triangle" (FRANK BELLEW).

pp. 430-431: 2 cartoons, one signed "triangle" (FRANK BELLEW),the other JAZ.

pp. 573-574 : 2 cartoons, one is signed "triangle" (FRANK BELLEW), the other unsigned.

pp. 717-718 : 2 full pages (prob. McLENAN - see following month) "A few cartes de visite", cartes de visites with curious characters ; very visible but illegible paraph. Interesting : swarming, repetition and accumulation of characters.

pp. 861-862 : 2 full pages (attributed to JOHN M'LENAN in summary)
"Mr Pigg's picture gallery" : same principle as previous month.

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June 1863- Novembre 1863
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pp. 141-142: 2 full pages, JOHN McLENAN "Mr Pigg's picture gallery"

pp. 282-283 : The Age of Iron, JOHN McLENAN (surrealistic thematic collection of pictures)

pp. 429 - 430 : F.J. BELLEW (see Summary) : "Fourth of July Experience of the British Lion"
Narrative allegory about the misadventures of the English lion, on a fourth of July.

pp. 574-575 : 2 full pages, JOHN McLENAN "Some of the Shoddy aristocracy".

pp. 861 - 862 Sea-Side Sketches, thematic series of cartoons


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December 63 - May 1964
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pp. 141-142 : 3 cartoons.

pp. 285-286 : 4 cartoons.

pp. 429-430 : 4 cartoons

pp. 573-574 : 4 cartoons (BELLEW : triangle in first picture )

pp. 717-718 : "Dr Dobbs on Disease" thematic page by McLENAN
(see summary)

pp. 861-862 : 4 cartoons.


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June 1864 -November 1864
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p. 277 : 3 cartoons

p. 278 : sequential page by A.L. Carroll

p. 821 : Angels of the House, by BELLEW(see summary) : cherubs.


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December 1864 - May 1865
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pp. 133, 134 : The Loves of a Lifetime, by BELLEW (see summary).

p. 270 - 2 cartoons.

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June 1865 - November 1865
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THE MAGAZINE IS NOW ORGANISED DIFFERENTLY

Pg 41-42: " Dr Dobb's Diner at Delmonico", by A.L. CARROLL (2 pictures sequential)


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December 1865 -May 1866
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pp 1 to 31 : "MAKING THE MAGAZINE" : an interesting article about Harper's Magazine's working.

NOTE : FROM THE BEGINING OF 1865, THE COMIC PAGES DISAPPEAR FROM THE MAGAZINE FOR MANY YEARS. WHEN IT MAKES ITS REAPPEARANCE, TEN YEARS LATER, THE TONE IS CLEARLY LESS SOPHISTICATED, CARTOONS BY CHURCH CLEARLY AIM AT VERY YOUNG AUDIENCE.
FOR A FEW YEARS, HARPER'S WILL PUBLISH ISOLATED CARTOONS, UNTIL THE PUBLICATION OF A.B. FROST FIRST SEQUENTIAL IN HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY IN DECEMBER 1879)

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June -November 1873
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pp 155-159 : "Our London Scrap-Book" (illus. by ABBEY)

pp. 318-320 : "Our London Scrap-Book" (illus. by ABBEY)

pp. 477-480 : "Our London Scrap-Book" (illus. by ABBEY)

pp. 637-640 : "Our London Scrap-Book" (illus. by ABBEY)

pp. 798-800 : "Our London Scrap-Book" (illus. by ABBEY)

pp. 949-952 : "Our London Scrap-Book" (illus. by ABBEY)


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December 1873 - May 1874
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p. 768 : "The Troubles of a chicken" (sequential by CHURCH)

p. 912 : "The Pillow Fight"( sequential by CHURCH)


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June 1874 - November 1874
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p. 304 "Prof Jingo and the skull", (by HOPKINS).




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December 1874 to May 1875
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pp. 323-337 : " Caricature among the Ancients ", by James Parton

pp. 474-488 : "Caricature in the Middle Ages", by James Parton

pp. 637-653 : Caricatures of the Reformation, by James Parton

pp. 806-820 : Caricature in the Puritan Period, by James Parton



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June 1875 to November 1875
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pp. 35-51 : Caricature in the Hogarthian Period, by James Parton

pp. 190-204 : Caricature in the Revolutionary Period, by James Parton

pp. 334-350 : Caricatures of Women, by James Parton

pp. 505-524 : Recent English Caricature, by James Parton - Cruikshank, Doyle etc.

pp. 796-813 : Recent French Caricature, by James Parton

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December 1876- May 1877
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p. 632 "Mary-Jane first prolonged slide", sequential signed by HOOPER

pp. 781-784 : various cartoons in the Drawer section , one by BELLEW. This opens a period where the cartoons are clearly selected for children's enjoyment.

pp. 932, 936 : 2 cartoons.

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June 1877-November 1877
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pp. 158-160 : various cartoons and illustrations

p. 320 : sequential strip for children

pp. 476 - 480 : various cartoons

pp. 636 - 640 : various illustrations

pp. 797, 800 : various cartoons

pp. 949, 951 : cartoon by FRANCIS, cartoon by Hooper



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December 1877 - May 1878
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pp. 156 - 160 : various cartoons

pp. 317- 320 : various cartoons

pp. 477 - 480 : various cartoons

pp. 636 - 640 : a series of cartoons about a gang of poor kids.
(pg 636 à 640)

pp. 796 - 800 : various cartoons

pp. 949 - 952 : various cartoons


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June 1878 - November 1878
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pp. 157 - 160 : various cartoons

pp. 316- 320 : various cartoons

pp. 476 - 480 : various cartoons

pp. 636 - 640 : various cartoon

pp. 796 - 800 : various cartoons

pp. 949 - 952 : various cartoons


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December 1878 - May 1879
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pp. 158 - 160: various cartoons

p. 320 : cartoon by FRANK BELLEW

p. 480 : cartoon

p. 640 : cartoon

p. 800 : cartoon

p. 952 : cartoon


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June 1879 -November 1879
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p. 160 : cartoon in two panels signed HOP

pp. 317 - 320 : cartoon in 2 panels, signed FRANCIS , plus 2 other cartoons

.p. 480 : cartoon on last page

pp. 638 - 640 : illustrated poem

p. 800 : cartoon by HOOPER

p. 952 : cartoon


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December 1879 - May 1880
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p. 158 : cartoon by BELLEW.

p. 160 : A.B. FROST first sequential page : German learning to pronounce the sound "the".


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