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Books in the Comic Strip genre:

Selections from the Rejected Cartoons: With Descriptive Letterpress and Critical Remarks (1848)

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A collection of historical humorous cartoons. Title and fifteen plates done as a parody of the Westminster Hall cartoon competition (won by Augustus Pugin). Five were based on the earlier “Comic Histories” drawings and one is Doyle’... View More

Author(s): Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

Merry Pictures by the Comic Hands of H. K. Browne, Richard Doyle, etc. (1857)

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Forty-two humorous plates.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne
Richard Doyle
Et al

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The Queen and Mr. Punch (1897)

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The reign of Queen Victoria as depicted in editorial cartoons in the pages of Punch. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Toby, M.P.
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
John Leech
Linley Sambourne
John Tenniel
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John Bull’s Year Book (1903)

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A topical British journal of commentary, reviews, cartoons, etc. The editor’s father had worked with the great names of the prior century, and for old times sake his son here reproduced sixteen of Richard Doyle’s pictures from the Almanac... View More

Author(s): Arthur à Beckett
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
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Pictures by Richard Doyle (1907)

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This is a reprint of a collection of pictures from Manners and Customs of Ye Englyshe, The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson, and Bird’s Eye Views of Society. It is Volume 6 in the "Humorous Masterpieces" series. Read online at ... View More

Author(s): Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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The Crab with the Golden Claws (1958)

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Tintin is shanghaied and meets Captain Haddock when he gets mixed up with drug smugglers. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin (whose name was misspelled). Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Destination Moon (1959)

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Tintin, Haddock and professor Calculus prepare to blast off for the moon. This is the cover for the Golden Press edition of 1960. It was translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Red Rackham’s Treasure (1959)

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Tintin and Calculus are off to recover the treasure now that they have the map from the Unicorn. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Secret of the Unicorn (1959)

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Tintin purchases a model ship named Unicorn to give to Captain Haddock which leads to a treasure map. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Calculus Affair (1960)

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Professor Calculus has been kidnapped and it’s up to Tintin to rescue him before his captors get the secret of his new weapon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Shooting Star (1961)

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A meteoroid grounds in the polar sea and Tintin and his companions are off to claim it.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Seven Crystal Balls (1962)

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The members of an archeological expedition to Peru are falling into comas -- then Professor Calculus is kidnapped and Tintin and Haddock are off to South America. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Tintin in Tibet (1962)

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Tintin and Haddock travel to the Himalayas to search for his friend who is reported lost after a plane crash.

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Castafiore Emerald (1963)

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Bianca Castafiore invites herself to Marlinspike Hall, then her famous emerald goes missing and its up to Tintin to recover it. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Asterix in Britain (1966)

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The Romans have invaded Britain, but one village still holds out. Asterix and Obelix come to help, with a barrel of magic potion in hand. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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The Black Island (1966)

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Wrongly accused of theft, Tintin and Snowy set out on the trail of a gang of counterfeiters. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968)

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Gluteus Maximus, a Roman legionnaire, is chosen to represent Rome at the Olympics. While training, he encounters Asterix and Obelix, who outdo him thanks to a magic potion. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Asterix and Cleopatra (1969)

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Cleopatra Queen of Egypt bets Julius Caesar that her Egyptians can build a palace in Alexandria within three months. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Asterix the Gaul (1969)

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The year is 50 BC, and all of Gaul is occupied except for one small village. How much longer can Asterix, Obelix and their friends resist the Roman Empire? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Asterix the Gladiator (1969)

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The Romans have captured Cacofonix as a gift for Caesar, who will throw him to the lions. To rescue him, Asterix and Obelix become gladiators themselves. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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