Saturday, January 06, 2024
One-Shot Wonders: A Pair by C.E. Toles, New York Herald, 1895
Here's some very early C.E. Toles work from the July 28 1895 issue of the New York Herald. The Herald actually had a colour press by this time, but they often squandered it on non-comic material. The fools!
The Toles gag cartoon is nothing to write home about, but the comic strip is a wonderful example of Toles' inventiveness, ably abetted by his incredible drawing ability. The third cartoon is by A.D. Rahn, who was unknown to me but a Google search shows that he did some very impressive work, mostly straight illustration.
Labels: One-Shot Wonders
Comments:
Mr. Holtz, I have two questions about the New York Herald Sunday pages.
First, were there any popular strips before Bunny hit big with Foxy Grandpa, or was it mainly one-shots?
And my second question is about the year 1901. Do you know exactly when it became a 4-page section? It was an 8-page section until the end of March, then it was reduced to a 6-page section starting in April. It was down to four pages by the end of 1901, but I don't know precisely when that occurred.
Thank you for your time.
Mike Ernest
First, were there any popular strips before Bunny hit big with Foxy Grandpa, or was it mainly one-shots?
And my second question is about the year 1901. Do you know exactly when it became a 4-page section? It was an 8-page section until the end of March, then it was reduced to a 6-page section starting in April. It was down to four pages by the end of 1901, but I don't know precisely when that occurred.
Thank you for your time.
Mike Ernest
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: 1/06/2024 4:45 PM
: 1/06/2024 4:45 PM
Hi Mike --
Because I did not personally index the Herald Sundays, but rather relied on Ken Barker's index, I cannot reliably answer your questions regarding the number of pages. You are right, however, that their first real breakout hit was Foxy Grandpa, which was soon poached by Hearst. Then there was Willie Westinghouse Edison Smith, poached by North American Syndicate. Their earliest series, and it was a beauty, was Rice & Tapioca, way back in 1897. They did generally shy away from series, though, until 1900.
I wait anxiously for some online newspaper site to bring the Herald into the digital age for more info. (Fulton Postcards has the Herald, I believe, but of course that means it is almost as inaccessible as if it were not on the web at all). --Allan
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Because I did not personally index the Herald Sundays, but rather relied on Ken Barker's index, I cannot reliably answer your questions regarding the number of pages. You are right, however, that their first real breakout hit was Foxy Grandpa, which was soon poached by Hearst. Then there was Willie Westinghouse Edison Smith, poached by North American Syndicate. Their earliest series, and it was a beauty, was Rice & Tapioca, way back in 1897. They did generally shy away from series, though, until 1900.
I wait anxiously for some online newspaper site to bring the Herald into the digital age for more info. (Fulton Postcards has the Herald, I believe, but of course that means it is almost as inaccessible as if it were not on the web at all). --Allan
