Wilhelm Busch
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Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch was a German humorist, poet, illustrator, and painter. He published wildly innovative illustrated tales that remain influential to this day.
The house in which Busch was born, Wiedensahl, 2008
A scene from Max and Moritz
Wilhelm Busch, 1860
Wilhelm Busch, ca. 1882
The Katzenjammer Kids
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The Katzenjammer Kids is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years. It debuted on December 12, 1897, in the American Humorist, the Sunday su
Wilhelm Busch
…His mastery of drawing and verse became deeply influential for future generations of comic artists and vernacular poets. Among many notable influences, The Katzenjammer Kids was inspired by Busch's Max and Moritz. Today, the Wilhelm Busch Prize and the Wilhelm Busch Museum help maintain his legacy. The 175th anniversary of…
First appearance of Rudolph Dirks' The Katzenjammer Kids (1897)
John Dirks' The Captain and the Kids (February 29, 1976)
A Sunday comic strip from May 14, 1922, by Harold Knerr.