The New Yorker covers: November 6, 1948

Over the years, there have been many magazines whose covers have featured the work of highly talented artists and illustrators. But probably no magazine has had more varied and memorable covers, over a longer period of time, than The New Yorker, which was founded in 1925.

Mary Petty
(covers untitled until February 1993)

And now, a few words from . . . William Shakespeare

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

"What is art but a way of seeing?" Saul Bellow

"From Jerusalem," 1905-06, John Singer Sargent

Movie Posters, 1954: Two adults, please, and a large popcorn

Today in the history of the American comic strip: October 31

American cartoonists and writers may not have invented the comic strip, but some argue that the comics, as we know them today, are an American creation. Clearly, the United States has played an outsize role in the development of this underappreciated art form.

 
10.31.1955: Scamp, a comic strip inspired by the 1955 animated movie Lady and the Tramp, debuts. The strip ran for more than 30 years.
 

10.31.2010: Bill Hinds pulls the plug on Cleats, which featured a group of young kids, coaches, and their parents as they dealt with being on, or supporting, a soccer team. The strip ran for nine years.
  
10.31.2010: My Cage is discontinued after three years. Created by Melissa DeJesus and Ed Power, it was considered the first manga-inspired comic strip.

Cleats

Most of the information listed here from one day to the next comes from two online sites -- Wikipedia, and Don Markstein's Toonopedia -- as well as 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics, edited by Maurice Horn. Note that my focus is on American newspaper comic strips (and the occasional foreign strip that gained popularity in the United States). Thus, comic books and exclusively online comics are not included here.

The New Yorker covers: May 15, 1937

Over the years, there have been many magazines whose covers have featured the work of highly talented artists and illustrators. But probably no magazine has had more varied and memorable covers, over a longer period of time, than The New Yorker, which was founded in 1925.

Constantin Alajalov
(covers untitled until February 1993)

And now, a few words from . . . H. L. Mencken

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

"What is art but a way of seeing?" Saul Bellow

"Bayonet! Forward," 1987, Dale Gallon

Movie Posters, 1994: Two adults, please, and a large popcorn