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Monday, July 20, 2026
The New Yorker covers: November 1, 2010
October 31 is commonly associated with trick-or-treating, costume parties, haunted houses and jack-o’-lanterns, but Halloween also has religious roots as All Hallows' Eve, which precedes a Christian holy day honoring saints. The origins of the holiday are open to dispute. Just make sure you get the candy ready!
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| Ivan Brunetti "Dressed Down |
And now, a few words from . . . Claude Monet
Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.
Today in the history of the American comic strip: July 20
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.
7.20.1946: Flyin' Jenny, an aviation adventure strip by Russell Keaton, is grounded after seven years.
7.20.1963: Walt Kelly's Pogo (1948-1975) wraps up a week-long tribute to George Herriman's legendary Krazy Kat (1913-1944).
7.20.1971: The introverted and insightful Marcie appears for the first time in Charles Schulz's Peanuts.
7.20.1975: Pogo ends its run after more than 26 years. A subsequent attempt to revive Walt Kelly's strip failed.
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.
7.20.1946: Flyin' Jenny, an aviation adventure strip by Russell Keaton, is grounded after seven years.
7.20.1963: Walt Kelly's Pogo (1948-1975) wraps up a week-long tribute to George Herriman's legendary Krazy Kat (1913-1944).
7.20.1971: The introverted and insightful Marcie appears for the first time in Charles Schulz's Peanuts.
7.20.1975: Pogo ends its run after more than 26 years. A subsequent attempt to revive Walt Kelly's strip failed.
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.
Sunday, July 19, 2026
The New Yorker covers: September 13, 2004
On September 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists launched suicide missions against the United States, using four hijacked airliners, two of which were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The third plane slammed into the Pentagon. The fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. The New Yorker has devoted several covers to the devastatingly horrific attacks and their aftermath.
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| Istvan Banyai "Déjà Vu" |
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