Late in 19th century America, comic strips began to appear in the Sunday supplements of newspapers. The first among these comic strips was
Richard Felton Outcault's The Yellow Kid which appeared in the February 16, 1896 Hearst New York American. In March 1897, these strips were compiled into Hearst's Sunday Journal and and sold for 5 cents. From this humble beginning an industry was born, though it would not have immediate success.From this time through the early 1930's, many publishers produced cartoon books for the public, including many promotion comics. Though many of these companies quickly vanished, their characters remain to this day and are among the most well known, including Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Mutt & Jeff, Little Nemo, and Buster Brown. It was also during this time that one of the earliest "funny animals" Krazy Kat, first appeared. In 1910 George Herriman began featuring Krazy Kat in his daily newpaper in "The Family Upstairs" strip. By 1916 Krazy Kat was starring in his own color Sunday strip.
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