Considered to be the first comic strip. Artist (fill in name here). Debuted in (unsure of year; circa 1896). Carried by the Hearst? newspapers. |
One of the first comic strips. It was drawn by artist Richard Felton Outcault. Debuted in 1895 in [Joseph Pulitzer]?'s New York World newspaper but moved to the Hearst? newspaper, Journal American in 1897 where it was part of the first Sunday comics section. |
Figured in the public debate in the United States concerning the Spanish-American War. |
It figured in the public debate in the United States concerning the Spanish-American War when Hearst newspaper's warmongering was called yellow journalism after the strip. See also Max and Moritz, The Little Bears |