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On 18 October 1896, what possible first was "The Yellow Kid"?

Question #151379. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jul 04 2024.
Originally posted Jul 04 2024 8:23 PM.

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"The Yellow Kid" is regarded by many as the world's first newspaper comic strip.
The Yellow Kid was a bald, snaggle-toothed, barefoot boy who wore an oversized yellow nightshirt and hung around in a slum alley typical of certain areas of squalor that existed in late 19th-century New York City. Hogan's Alley was filled with equally odd characters, mostly other children. With a goofy grin, the Kid habitually spoke in a ragged, peculiar slang, which was printed on his shirt, a device meant to lampoon advertising billboards.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Kid

link https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/10/18/culture-re-view-the-day-the-us-invented-the-newspaper-comic-strip-maybe

Both these links contain pictures of "The Yellow Kid."

Response last updated by psnz on Jul 04 2024.
Jul 04 2024, 8:24 PM
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