The New Yorker covers: June 9, 1975

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.

 

Paul Degen
(covers untitled until February 1993)

And now, a few words from . . . H. Jackson Brown Jr,

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they have another language.

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

“Sita and Sarita,” 1921, Cecilia Beaux

Movie Posters, 1961: Two adults, please, and a large popcorn

Today in the history of the American comic strip: October 23

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.

10.23.1909: Rick Yager is born in Alton, Illinois. Yager worked on the Buck Rogers strip for 25 years, starting in 1933. The comic was syndicated for almost 40 years, ending in 1967.

10.23.1920: Bob Montana, who created the original Archie characters, is born in Stockton, California. He began drawing the Archie comic book in 1942, and the newspaper strip in 1947.

10.23.1963: Lincoln Peirce, the creator of Big Nate, is born in Iowa. He grew up in Durham, New Hampshire. Pierce launched his strip about a Maine sixth grader in 1991.
 

Big Nate

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: October 28, 1967

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!

Abe Birnbaum
(covers untitled until February 1993)

And now, a few words from . . . Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis

It is easier to judge the mind of a man by his questions rather than his answers.

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

"Fuchs" (Fox), 1911, Franz Marc

Movie Posters, 1934: Two adults, please, and a large popcorn