Comic books 1897 w/ month not specified

5.25" x 8.25", 36 pages, Text only.

Frank Reade and his New Steam Man; or, The Young Inventor's Trip to the Far West. 36 pages, Text only.

Part of the Christmas Stocking Series. Short stories with black and white illustrations by Harrison Weir. Hardcover, 10 1/4" x 8 1/4", 52 pages, B&W.

First edition, 1897. By Anna May Wilson, no dustjacket as issued. Blue and gold marbled paper boards- see image. Illustrated in black and white with illustrated drop capitals for every chapter. 6 3/4-in. x 8 1/2-in., 96 pages, black and white.

Illustrated medicinal Almanac advertising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, interspersed with early warning signs for disease, testimonials, hints to health, etc. Includes eclipses of the moon and jokes. 5-in. x 8-in., 36 pages, B&W.

Life's Comedy, Second Series. 138 pages of cartoons, divided into four chapters: "Belles and Beaux," "Out of Doors," "In Cupid's Realm," and "Fads and Fancies." Artists included in this volume are C.D. Gibson, Hy Mayer, Rose O'Neill, P. Stanlaws, T.S. Sullivant, Gustav Verbeek, A.B. Wenzell, and more. Cover by A.B. Wenzell. Published 1897 by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 9-3/8" x 12", hardcover, B&W.

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Composed by M.B. Lawry. Cover price $0.50.

Part of the Kriss Kringle Series. The tale of Tom Thumb featuring 4 full color illustrations. Saddle-stitched linen book, 9" x 6-3/4", 12 pages, full color.

Copies in any grade are exceedingly rare!

A fortnightly magazine of wit, fiction, and illustration. Includes short stories by Wilfred Galt, Richard Duffy, Jack Tanner, and William Holcombe. 52 pgs, B&W. While this publication came out a little later and includes lots of text material, The Yellow Kid was one of the first Sunday supplement comic strips in an American newspaper. Creator Richard F. Outcault's use of word balloons was highly influential in subsequent newspaper comic strips and comic books.The cartoon was created to help educate the wealthy newspaper readers and show them the realities of living in poverty. Outcault's aim was to make these wealthy readers more sympathetic to the plight of the poor. The Yellow Kid and its social commentary also contributed to the coining of the term "yellow journalism." Cover price $0.05.

Copies in any grade are exceedingly rare!

A fortnightly magazine of wit, fiction, and illustration. Includes short stories by C. d'Ussy, Richard Duffy, Wilfred Galt, and Raymond Tennant. 52 pgs, B&W. While this publication came out a little later and includes lots of text material, The Yellow Kid was one of the first Sunday supplement comic strips in an American newspaper. Creator Richard F. Outcault's use of word balloons was highly influential in subsequent newspaper comic strips and comic books. The cartoon was created to help educate the wealthy newspaper readers and show them the realities of living in poverty. Outcault's aim was to make these wealthy readers more sympathetic to the plight of the poor. The Yellow Kid and its social commentary also contributed to the coining of the term "yellow journalism." Cover price $0.05.

Copies in any grade are exceedingly rare!

A fortnightly magazine of wit, fiction, and illustration. Includes short stories by John C. Fleming, Clara Augusta Trask, Lurana W. Sheldon, and Wilfrid Galt. 52 pgs, B&W. While this publication came out a little later and includes lots of text material, The Yellow Kid was one of the first Sunday supplement comic strips in an American newspaper. Creator Richard F. Outcault's use of word balloons was highly influential in subsequent newspaper comic strips and comic books. The cartoon was created to help educate the wealthy newspaper readers and show them the realities of living in poverty. Outcault's aim was to make these wealthy readers more sympathetic to the plight of the poor. The Yellow Kid and its social commentary also contributed to the coining of the term "yellow journalism." Cover price $0.05.

Copies in any grade are exceedingly rare!

A fortnightly magazine of wit, fiction, and illustration. Includes short stories by Eugene Shade Bisbee, Richard Duffy, Ralph Graham Taber, and Wilfrid Galt. 52 pgs, B&W. While this publication came out a little later and includes lots of text material, The Yellow Kid was one of the first Sunday supplement comic strips in an American newspaper. Creator Richard F. Outcault's use of word balloons was highly influential in subsequent newspaper comic strips and comic books. The cartoon was created to help educate the wealthy newspaper readers and show them the realities of living in poverty. Outcault's aim was to make these wealthy readers more sympathetic to the plight of the poor. The Yellow Kid and its social commentary also contributed to the coining of the term "yellow journalism." Cover price $0.05.

Copies in any grade are exceedingly rare!

A fortnightly magazine of wit, fiction, and illustration. 52 pgs, B&W. While this publication came out a little later and includes lots of text material, The Yellow Kid was one of the first Sunday supplement comic strips in an American newspaper. Creator Richard F. Outcault's use of word balloons was highly influential in subsequent newspaper comic strips and comic books. The cartoon was created to help educate the wealthy newspaper readers and show them the realities of living in poverty. Outcault's aim was to make these wealthy readers more sympathetic to the plight of the poor. The Yellow Kid and its social commentary also contributed to the coining of the term "yellow journalism." Cover price $0.05.