Welcome on this blog full of information about Newspaper Comic Strips, and offcourse the comics.
The first newspaper comic strips appeared in North America in the late 19th century. The Yellow Kid is usually credited as the first. However, the art form combining words and pictures developed gradually and there are many examples of proto-comic strips.
The Swiss teacher, author and caricature artist Rodolphe Töpffer (Geneva, 1799–1846) is considered the father of the modern comic strips. His illustrated stories such as Histoire de M. Vieux Bois (1827), first published in the USA in 1842 as The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck or Histoire de Monsieur Jabot (1831), inspired subsequent generations of German and American comic artists. In 1865, the German painter, author and caricaturist Wilhelm Busch created the strip Max and Moritz, about two trouble-making boys, which had a direct influence on the American comic strip. Max and Moritz was a series of severely moralistic tales in the vein of German children’s stories such as Struwwelpeter (“Shockheaded Peter”); in one, the boys, after perpetrating some mischief, are tossed into a sack of grain, run through a mill and consumed by a flock of geese. Max and Moritz provided an inspiration for German immigrant Rudolph Dirks, who created the Katzenjammer Kids in 1897. Familiar comic-strip iconography such as stars for pain, sawing logs for snoring, speech balloons, and thought balloons originated in Dirks’ strip.
Hugely popular, Katzenjammer Kids occasioned one of the first comic-strip copyright ownership suits in the history of the medium. When Dirks left William Randolph Hearst for the promise of a better salary under Joseph Pulitzer, it was an unusual move, since cartoonists regularly deserted Pulitzer for Hearst. In a highly unusual court decision, Hearst retained the rights to the name “Katzenjammer Kids”, while creator Dirks retained the rights to the characters. Hearst promptly hired Harold Knerr to draw his own version of the strip. Dirks renamed his version Hans and Fritz (later, The Captain and the Kids). Thus, two versions distributed by rival syndicates graced the comics pages for decades. Dirks’ version, eventually distributed by United Feature Syndicate, ran until 1979.
In America, the great popularity of comics sprang from the newspaper war (1887 onwards) between Pulitzer and Hearst. The Little Bears (1893–96) was the first American comic with recurring characters, while the first color comic supplement was published by the Chicago Inter-Ocean sometime in the latter half of 1892, followed by the New York Journal’s first color Sunday comic pages in 1897. On January 31, 1912, Hearst introduced the nation’s first full daily comic page in his New York Evening Journal. The history of this newspaper rivalry and the rapid appearance of comic strips in most major American newspapers is discussed by Ian Gordon. Numerous events in newspaper comic strips have reverberated throughout society at large, though few of these events occurred in recent years, owing mainly to the declining role of the newspaper comic strip as an entertainment form.
I only place newspaperstrips from before 2000, with the occasional exception.
You can access the information and comics through the sidebar.
The comics are mostly in packages from around 100mb, inside these rar-packages you will find the comics in cbr format.
You can view the comics with any cbr-reader like CDisplay or ComicRack.
I did not scan the comics myself only collect them from various sites on the internet, internet archive, Usenet Newsgroups and torrents.
So thanks to all the scanners and uploaders.
This blog is purely ment to preserve the comics and to enjoy them, no financial meanings are involved, if you like the comics buy them as long as they are availabe, because nothing can beat the feeling of reading a real comic.
If you find something wrong (downloads, numbering, information) please let me know so that i can correct the error.
Thanks to the following sites for information :
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UPDATE 25-07-2025
Dr. Kildare 1964-1966
Thanks to Eddie Drueding
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Sir, just came here to say you are an absolute hero. Thank you so much for keeping all these links alive.
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You are welcome, and thanks offcourse to the scanners and original uploaders.
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sir ,please upload james bond comics diffrent publishers,war picture library,battle picture library,commando comics,battle action,suspenase and action comics,you had wonerful previous blog,thx
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Here you go, let me know when theyre downloaded and Ill add more.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TQZrDOcTuKIK16E0U4WCAEwkVEaesDx-?usp=sharing
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Thank you very much, i am ready with downloading all. I will wait till everything is done and make 1 big update again when all is prepared.
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More files:
Comics
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Thank you, i’ve downloaded this second batch also and will save it for later use.
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Another 15G loaded Satuday evening
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TQZrDOcTuKIK16E0U4WCAEwkVEaesDx-?usp=drive_link
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Thank you, i’ve downloaded this third batch also and will save it for later use.
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Are you done with this One Drive?
Comics
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Next Google Drive batch.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TQZrDOcTuKIK16E0U4WCAEwkVEaesDx-?usp=drive_link
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Yes thanks, i’ve downloaded everything from your 3 links, now i am downloading the 4th from july 28.
PS
I’m ready finishing this 4th batch.
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Final batch
Comics
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Thanks for the final batch, i’ve downloaded all. I will start preparing everything and hope this update will be ready somewhere in the 1st 2 weeks next month. I never know when and how much time i have free for such big updates, so give or take 1 week, sooner or later.
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UPDATE 26-07-2025
Captain Easy – 1927 Updated
Thanks to Ar
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UPDATE 27-07-2025
Lone Ranger Dailies 1-182
Lone Ranger Sundays 1-130
Thanks to Chimp
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New file: Dr. Kildare (1967).cbr
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Thank you.
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Hi All
I’ve been a long time reader of these comic blogs. I was wondering if the community could help me out? I found I like to a website that had a a lot of French Bande Dessinee magazines on the Comics for All blog. it had a lot of stuff like Akin, Blek, Ombrak, and others, I think it was called BDmags. My history got deleted recently I haven’t been able to find it online. Does anyone remember the link or site name? If not back to searching.
All the best
Lex
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I think the site is ofline for whatever reason i am afraid. This site can’t be reached.
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https://annas-archive.org/
is the best site for comics and books.
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you look for https://bdmagexhumator.blogspot.com/
they changed name some years ago.
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Hello there
I just wanted to say thank you for all of the great work you’ve done here and elsewhere.
I’d love to send you a copy of my own comic (digital or hard copy) as a small token of my appreciation. Is there any way to DM you a link?
Thanks again
John
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Thanks for the offer, if you want to share something you can upload it to any fileserver and leave a link in a comment.
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I stated to upload some of the British Comics Compilations on my Internet Archives account and other stuff as well. I can send a link to my account if anyone wants it. Just let me know.
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Better not show that link in public, 1 someone can see it with other intentions, i’ve seen many accounts on the archive disappear. 2 i have to delete that link because i don’t want forseeable troubles on this blog all too soon.
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Could you please give a clue to your account name so we can find it if we need to? I’ve searched for British Comics as well as your name.
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These were just released this week: Comics
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Thank you very much, still preparing the large update also, i hope to have it ready next weekend.
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I love the fact that this blog is still getting updates regularly. Clearly my favorite one!
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Thanks. All because the scanners and original uploaders.
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UPDATE 17-08-2025
Abbie and Slats 11x
Adam Ames 4x
Air Hawk 21x
Betty 1x
Biff Baker 5x
Big Ben Bolt 4x
Blade Winters 1x
Bringing Up Father 2x
Bruce Gentry 6x
Buffalo Bill 7x
Bungle Family 2x
Cairo Jones 3x
Captain Fortune 1x
Captain Kate 3x
Captain Midnight 2x
Charlie Chan 4x
Claire Voyant 5x
Connie 13x
Dan Flagg 2x
Dateline Danger! 7x
Don Dixon 7x
Down on the Farm 1x
Dr. Kildare 3x
Dragnet 4x
Flapper Fanny 4x
Flyin’ Jenny 7x
Friday Foster 5x
Gene Autry 11x
Gordon Fife 4x
Jed Cooper 12x
Jim Hardy 6x
Judd Saxon 1x
Just Kids 1x
Long Sam 9x
Ming Foo 8x
Modish Mitzi 1x
Mopsy 1x
Myra North 6x
Napoleon 1x
Nick Haliday 8x
Oaky Doaks 7x
Old Doc Yak 1x
Old Glory 5x
Ozark Ike 14x
Penny 4x
Polly and Her Pals 14x
Radio Patrol 9x
Red Barry 3x
Robin Malone 4x
Scorchy Smith 6x
Sherlock Holmes 3x
Slim Jim 10x
Smilin Jack 4x
Tailspin Tommy 28x
Tales of the Green Beret 2x
Thorne McBride 1x
Tim Tylers Luck 9x
Vic Flint 9x
Vignettes of Life 4x
All thanks to Eddie Drueding
New titles
Adventures of the Red Mask 1x
Bat Masterson 2x
Cop Shop 1x
Davy Jones 10x
Dizzie Lizzie 3x
Exploits of Eve 3x
Gags and Gals 5x
Half Hitch 6x
Happy Hooligan 1x
Hook Slider 2x
Jackys Diary 3x
Jeff Buchanon 1x
John West 4x
Kitten Kaye 2x
Lance Lawson 2x
Larry Brannon 9x
Marlin Keel 2x
Mr Dubb 3x
Mr. Rumbles 1x
Olly At the Movies 9x
Pieces of Eight 3x
Rick Kane, Space Marshall 2x
Sam Hill 3x
Sandra 2x
Space Conquerors! 1x
Strongbow the Mighty 3x
Tad Dorgan 1x
Ted Towers 4x
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn 8x
Underground 2x
Vesta West 1x
All thanks to Eddie Drueding
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UPDATE 30-08-2025
Heart of Juliet Jones – Dailies 1977-1979
Heart of Juliet Jones – Sundays 1977-1979
Thanks to Ar
Oaky Doaks Dailies 1948,1949
Oaky Doaks Sundays 1948,1949
Thanks to Ar
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Hey boutje777 ! I just noticed that comicsforall was closed 😦 By any chance would you have an archive somewhere with hannah barbera comics ?
Thanks for your hard work
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No, sorry.
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Can you share any of the H-B strips? Disney gets a ton of love on here but The Flintstones and Yogi Bear are rarely seen.
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UPDATE 01-09-2025
Heart of Juliet Jones – Dailies 1980,1981
Heart of Juliet Jones – Sundays 1980,1981
Thanks to Ar
Oaky Doaks Dailies 1950-1952
Oaky Doaks Sundays 1950
Thanks to Ar
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UPDATE 09-09-2025
Heart of Juliet Jones – Dailies 1982,1983
Heart of Juliet Jones – Sundays 1982,1983
Thanks to Ar
Oaky Doaks – Dailies 1953
Oaky Doaks – Sundays 1951-1953
Thanks to Ar
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Are Tarzan strips and sundays not available?
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No, sorry.
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UPDATE 12-09-2025
Dick Tracy 1976 Dailies
Dick Tracy 1977 Dailies
Thanks to Ar
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Did my last post get deleted? It was about “For Better or For Worse”.
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Those were from 2000+.
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They contained books that went back to the beginning of the series thru the end of the original run… 1979 thru 2008. your posting for the series has nothing for the 1990s.
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Yes but those are original strips and your link has only complete libraries posted after 2000.
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Just to inform.
The last few months i deleted some comments or parts of it because i want to keep this blog alive as long as i am permitted. Whenever i see a comment that i think can endanger this blog i have to delete it, sorry for this. I can imagine that some new users don’t know what they can post or not but it will take too long to go in detail, 2000+ (with the occasional exception) and some titles are off limit. It’s best to ask first when you want to share something, like most users do anyway, thanks for that.
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Quite right. Keep it tight. And keep up the great work.
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Thank you.
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UPDATE 15-09-2025
Heart of Juliet Jones – Dailies 1984,1985
Heart of Juliet Jones – Sundays 1984,1985
Thanks to Ar
Oaky Doaks Dailies 1954,1955
Oaky Doaks Sundays 1954,1955
Thanks to Ar
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UPDATE 19-09-2025
Captain Easy 1960-1969 Sundays
Thanks to Ar
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New files:
https://1drv.ms/f/c/49f6668849c11ac1/EsEawUmIZvYggEmHCQAAAAABD6G7ybT_5TmWXzBKCgMlow?e=ZlSvT2
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Thak you very much, i will update these today or tomorrow.
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UPDATE 21-09-2025
Air Hawk (1983)
Dr. Kildare (1969)
Flyin’ Jenny (1940) – Upgrade
Jeff Buchanon (Complete, 1960-1961)
Oaky Doaks (1937) – fixed, original had duplicated pages
Thanks to Eddie Drueding
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UPDATE 24-09-2025
Heart of Juliet Jones – Dailies 1986,1987
Heart of Juliet Jones – Sundays 1986,1987
Thanks to Ar
Oaky Doaks Dailies 1956-1958
Oaky Doaks Sundays 1956
Thanks to Ar
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UPDATE 03-10-2025
Heart of Juliet Jones – Dailies 1988,1989
Heart of Juliet Jones – Sundays 1988
Thanks to Ar
Oaky Doaks Dailies 1959-1961
Thanks to Ar
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What happen to your other site comicsforall was it taken down?
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Yes.
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UPDATE 20-10-2025
Heart of Juliet Jones – Dailies 1990-1995
Thanks to Ar
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Were Sunday papers published after 1988?
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I don’t know, perhaps Ar can answer your question.
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As far as I know Sunday strips ended in 1988.
Ar
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UPDATE 25-10-2025
Heart of Juliet Jones – Dailies 1996-1999
Thanks to Ar
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Julie Jones does go past 12/31/99 – will you be adding those?
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If Ar can provide those yes. It continued through the January 1, 2000 strip, which ended the series with an unresolved cliffhanger. So there will be no more after these.
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Good afternoon everybody.
As far as I know, “The Heart of Juliet Jones” ended on 01/01/2000.
And if I may say (been a “little” rude – for what I present my apologizes) before asking questions, if you try: in any browser> “Wiki Juliet Jones” you will get 90 % of answers to your questions
So with last set posted from Boutje, all strips of J.J. are completed (as far a I Know)
Ar
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I went by the writeup posted on the JJ page which says “through New Year’s Day 2001,” which would have been January 1, 2001. So that should be corrected to “New Year’s Day 2020.”
Thanks to everyone for their work on this.
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