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From The Story of the Jews: A 4,000-Year Adventure, a comic strip history of the Jewish people from biblical times to the end of the twentieth century.
Contributor:
Stan Mack
Places:
Woodstock, United States of America
Date:
1999
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Born in Aldgate, London, bare-knuckled pugilist Daniel Mendoza was the first Jew in England to become heavyweight champion, a title that he defended twice before losing it to John Jackson on a ninth…
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Artist Unknown
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London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
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ca. 1790
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Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer was a weekly comic strip that appeared in the Forward and other newspapers beginning in 1988. Ben Katchor also published what he calls “picture stories” in book…
Contributor:
Ben Katchor
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
2000
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The Spirit was launched in 1940 as a special supplement for newspapers, designed to help them compete with the crime and superhero comic magazines, which were then wildly popular. It ran as a…
Contributor:
Will Eisner
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1940
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An imaginary Thanksgiving dinner attended by the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty, George Washington, a Halloween witch, and a strutting peacock. A version of this…
Contributor:
Saul Steinberg
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1976