Before 1900s in comics

This is a timeline of significant events in comics prior to the 1900s.

Publications and events

1833

• First publication of Histoire de M. Jabot by Swiss teacher and amateur artist Rodolphe Töpffer, eventually initiating a trend of "histoires en images" (picture-stories).

1837

• Histoire de M. Vieux Bois
• Monsieur Crépin

1840

• Monsieur Pencil

1841

• Published in the U.K.: The Adventures of Mr. Oldbuck

1842

• Published in the U.S.: The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck

1844

• Life of Mr Lambkin - the first english origin comic book by George Cruikshank

1845

• Histoire d'Albert
• Histoire de Monsieur Cryptogame

1846

• Le Docteur Festus

1857

• Der Staatshämorrhoidarius by Pocci, Franz von - the first german origin comic book (in magazine Fliegende Blätter already 1845)

1858

• Turmiolan Tommin elämäkerta (The life story of pernicious Tommi) - the first comic book drawn by female artist (Alexandra Frosterus-SÃ¥ltin)

1864

• Bilderpossen - the first comic book by Wilhelm Busch

1865

• debut: Max und Moritz

1867

• debut: Ally Sloper's Half Holiday

1869

• As Aventuras de Nhô Quim

1875

• debut: Zé Povinho

1879

• appearance: The Brownies

1883

• As Aventuras de Zé Caipora

1885

• Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton joins the Chicago Daily Tribune.

1889

• debut: La Famille Fenouillard

1892

• debut: The Little Bears

1895

• February 17: First publication of Hogan's Alley by Richard Outcault in the Pulitzer newspaper The New York World.

1897

• December 12: First publication of The Katzenjammer Kids by Rudolph Dirks in the Hearst newspaper New York Journal.

1898

• appearance: Mr. Jack in The Little Tigers

References