1897 in comics
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1896 in comics,
other events of 1897,
1898 in comics,
1890s in comics and the
list of years in comics
U.S. publications
- December 12: first publication of The Katzenjammer Kids by Rudolph DirksRudolph DirksRudolph Dirks was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists....
in the HearstWilliam Randolph HearstWilliam Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
newspaper New York Journal.