Before 1900s in comics

Years in comics
19th century
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939
1940s
1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949
1950s
1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959
1960s
1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969
1970s
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980s
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989
1990s
1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999
2000s
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010s
2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015

This is a timeline of significant events in comics prior to the 1900s.

Publications and events

1833

• First publication of Histoire de M. Jabot by Swiss teacher and amateur artist Rodolphe Töpffer, eventually initiating a trend of "histoires en images" (picture-stories).^[1]

1837

• Histoire de M. Vieux Bois
• Monsieur Crépin

1840

• Monsieur Pencil

1841

• Published in the U.K.: The Adventures of Mr. Oldbuck

1842

• Published in the U.S.: The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck

1844

• Life of Mr Lambkin - the first english origin comic book by George Cruikshank

1845

• Histoire d'Albert
• Histoire de Monsieur Cryptogame

1846

• Le Docteur Festus

1857

• Der Staatshämorrhoidarius by Pocci, Franz von - the first german origin comic book (in magazine Fliegende Blätter already 1845)

1858

• Turmiolan Tommin elämäkerta (The life story of pernicious Tommi) - the first comic book drawn by female artist (Alexandra Frosterus-Såltin)

1864

• Bilderpossen - the first comic book by Wilhelm Busch

1865

• debut: Max und Moritz

1867

• debut: Ally Sloper's Half Holiday

1869

• As Aventuras de Nhô Quim

1875

• debut: Zé Povinho

1879

• appearance: The Brownies

1883

• As Aventuras de Zé Caipora

1885

• Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton joins the Chicago Daily Tribune.

1889

• debut: La Famille Fenouillard

1892

• debut: The Little Bears

1895

• February 17: First publication of Hogan's Alley by Richard Outcault in the Pulitzer newspaper The New York World.^[2]

1897

• December 12: First publication of The Katzenjammer Kids by Rudolph Dirks in the Hearst newspaper New York Journal.^[3]

1898

• appearance: Mr. Jack in The Little Tigers

References