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How to Draw a Practical Book of Instruction (1904) comic books 1904

  • How to Draw: a Practical Book of Instruction in the Art of Illustration by Leon Barrett (editor) presenting Numerous Reproductions of Original Drawings by America's Famous Illustrators, Cartoonists and Comic Artists (1904, Harper and Brothers). Hardcover, 124 pages, 12-in. x 9-in., black and white illustrations. Features comic strip illustrations by Windsor McKay, T. E. Powers, Ferdinand Long (Little Mr. Pewee), R. F. Outcailt (Buster Brown) Walt McDougal, R. Dirks (Katzenjammer Kids), Frederick Opper (Happy Holligan), Paul Bransom, Hy. Mayer, F. M. Follett (The Kid), Carl Schultze (Foxy Grandpa) , George McManus (Panhandle Pete), Gebe Carr (Lady Bountiful), James Swinnerton (Mr. Jack) , F. M. Howarth (Mr. E. Z. Mark), W. P. Bodfish, William Marriner and T. S. Allen.