A British weekly magazine founded in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and a wood engraver named Ebenezer Landells. The magazine was intended to be humorous and satirical, and to signify this intent, took as its name and masthead figure the anarchic glove puppet,Mr. Punch. (The `London Charivari' in the name was a reference to the French humorous magazine, Le Charivari); The illustrator Richard Doyle designed the cover of the magazine's first issues, and was a regular contributor.
Notable authors who contributed at one time or another included [John Betjeman]?, A. A. Milne, [Anthony Powell]? and Thackeray?; John Tenniel was a regular political cartoonist in the late 19th century.
Circulation slowly declined over the years, until the magazine was forced to close in 1992 after 150 years. However, in early 1996, the controversial businessman, Mohammed Al-Fayed bought the rights to the name, and it was relaunched later that year.
See also cartoon, comic strip, humor
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