The New Yorker covers: September 10, 1932

The New Yorker isn’t Sports Illustrated, of course. But a fair number of sports, from basketball and baseball to golf and hockey, have graced the magazine's covers in one form or another since its founding in 1925. 

Theodore Haupt
(covers untitled until February 1993)

And now, a few words from . . . Edward Hopper

If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.

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

"Winter Landscape" (White Landscape), 1909, Wassily Kandinsky

Movie Posters, 2026: Two adults, please, and a large popcorn!

Today in the history of the American comic strip: July 1

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.

7.1.1944: Hilda Terry launches Teena, a revised version of her earlier strip, It’s a Girl’s Life. The cartoon ran until 1966.

7.1.1976: Rick Redfern makes his first appearance in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury. An investigative reporter for The Washington Post, he eventually loses his job, after which his life takes some frustrating turns.

7.1.1979: Stan Lynde’s Latigo adds a Sunday page. The comic focused on the son of a mountain man and a Crow Indian who serves in the Union Army during the Civil War and later becomes a federal marshal. 

7.1.1996: Frumpy the Clown is syndicated. Created by Judd Winick, the cartoon involved a grumpy but child-friendly clown who moves in with a family after Brad Bragg, a 10-year-old boy, brings him home.
 

Latigo

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: April 14, 1928

Humans domesticated horses thousands of years ago, but they didn't appear on the cover of The New Yorker until the 20th century. Which makes perfect sense because the magazine wasn't founded until 1925! Since then, horses have periodically graced the magazine's cover in various guises: realistic, stylized, and comical.

Sue Williams
(covers untitled until February 1993)

And now, a few words from . . . Al Capone

You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.

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

"Equestrian Portrait of Mademoiselle Croizette," 1873, Carolus-Duran

Movie Posters, 2018: Two adults, please, and a large popcorn!