1920s in comics

This is a timeline of significant events in comics in the 1920s.

1925

European publications

• May 3: Zig et Puce by Alain Saint-Ogan first appeared in Dimanche Illustré, weekly supplement of the French newspaper l’Excelsior.^[1][2]
• December 25: The third major character of Zig et Puce, Alfred made its first appearance.^[3]

U.S. publications

• June 1: Ella Cinders by Bill Conselman and Charlie Plumb, writer and artist respectively, begins as daily strips, distributed by the United Feature Syndicate.^[4]
• August 30: Texas Slim by Ferd Johnson debuts through the Chicago Tribune Syndicate.^[5]

1928

• Bill Benulis, artist for War is Hell, is born in Brooklyn, New York

1929

European publications

• January 10: first publication of The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, in the children's supplement Le Petit Vingtième in the newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle, with the story Les Aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit "Vingtième", au pays des Soviets.^[6]

U.S. publications

• January 7:
  • first appearance of Buck Rogers.^[7]
  • first appearance of Tarzan of the Apes.^[8]
• January 16: Dell Comics publishes The Funnies #1, the first American newsstand comic book of all-original material. It lacked covers, and was in that way more like a newspaper insert, but was sold independently.
• January 17: Popeye the Sailor is initiated with the character's first appearance in Thimble Theatre.^[9]
• October: Gods' Man by Lynd Ward appears—the first American wordless novel^[10]

References

1. Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Alain Saint-Ogan".
2. de Lavarenne, Franck. "Nos ancêtres les petits Mickeys" (in French). NotreTemps.com.
3. Joconde. "Ministère de la culture - base Joconde" (in French).
4. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Ella Cinders".
5. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Texas Slim".
6. McCarthy, Tom (July 19, 2006). "From Zero to Hero". London: The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
7. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Buck Rogers".
8. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Tarzan of the Apes".
9. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. "Popeye the Sailor".
10. Spiegelman, Art (2010). "Chronology". In Spiegelman, Art. Lynd Ward: God's Man, Madman's Drum, Wild Pilgrimage. Library of America. p. 805. ISBN 978-1-59853-080-3.