Brother Jonathan.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Weld, H. Hastings (Horatio Hastings), 1811-1888, editor.

Neal, John, 1793-1876, editor.

Snow, George M., 1931- editor.

Stephens, Edward, editor.

Series:

American Historical Periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society.

American Historical Periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society

Standardized Title:

Brother Jonathan (New York, N.Y. : 1842)

Language:

English

Genre:

Comic books -- 1842.

Relief prints.

Printed wrappers (Binding)

Periodicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Weekly

Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1, 1842)-v. 6, no. 17 (Dec. 23, 1843).

Edition:

Library edition.

Continues:

Dollar magazine (New York, N.Y. : 1841)

Place of Publication:

New York : [Wilson & Co.], 1842-1843.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.

Publisher: Edward Stephens, 1843.

"A weekly compend of belles lettres and the fine arts, standard literature, and general intelligence."

Title from caption.

Editors: H.H. Weld, J. Neal, G.M. Snow, E. Stephens.

Various supplements follow vol. 2 no. 18.

Issued occasional extras (noted as "extra" in the running title.).

Brother Jonathan Extra, no. 9 (Sept. 14, 1842) "The adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck" is considered to be the first comic book in America. Cf. "The first comic books in America; revisions and reflections." (American notes & queries 5:10 (Jan. 1846)).

Forms the quarto library edition of the Brother Jonathan newspaper. A notice in the last number of v. 6 states that it will hereafter be published in a folio form as it was when it first appeared.

Local Notes:

American Antiquarian Society copy 2 supplements and extras, some in original wrappers.

American Antiquarian Society copy of Extra, no. 9 shelved in Reserve.

Contains:

Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck.

OCLC:

436908447

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.