Exceptional The First Commercially Successful Comic Strip Funny Pages : Hogan's Alley by Brett Matthew West Artwork by cleo85 at FanArtReview.com

(The entries for this brief history of Comics will be short. Enjoy!) Except for the Comics many people will not read a newspaper. Are you aware the first commercially successful Comic strip began in the New York World newspaper in 1895? The most popular character in "Hogan's Alley" was a boy called Yellow Kid. He was a jug-eared street urchin in a yellow nightshirt. He also had a bald head shaved to prevent lice. Richard F. Outcault's Comic created big scenes of street kids making fun of things rich people did. Some things never change much, do they? Filled with lots of slapstick, "Hogan's Alley" was chaotic and humorous. (NEXT TIME: The Colorization Of Sunday Comics) Recognized Author Notes Yawn, by cleo85, selected to complement my posting.

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