Life
#602
(July 12, 1894)
Life Publishing Company,
1883 Series
- Volume
- 24
- Price
- [0.10 USD] (see notes)
- Pages
- 16
- Indicia Frequency
- every Thursday
- On-sale Date
- 1894-07-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Mitchell & Miller
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Copyright 1894 by Mitchell & Miller. Address of publication: 19 West Thirty-First Street, New York.
Price found in indicia only. 5.00 USD for pre-paid annual subscription. Foreign postage added 1.04 USD to subscription price.
Price found in indicia only. 5.00 USD for pre-paid annual subscription. Foreign postage added 1.04 USD to subscription price.
The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
At Last!
cover / 1 page
- Script
- Charles Dana Gibson (signed as C. D. Gibson)
- Pencils
- Charles Dana Gibson (signed as C. D. Gibson)
- Inks
- Charles Dana Gibson (signed as C. D. Gibson)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- George; unnamed woman
- Synopsis
- The lady George is courting is surprised to hear George see's himself as an energetic and imaginative man.
Indexer Notes
Cartoon on front cover.
How It Started
cartoon / 0.25 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mrs. Regan; Mrs. O'Toole
- Synopsis
- Mrs. O'Toole confirms to Mrs. Regan that her brother is uglier than a gorilla.
- Keywords
- stereotypes
Indexer Notes
On page 19, which is the 3rd page of this issue (page numbering continuous through a volume over multiple issues).
Over the Wire
cartoon / 0.25 page
- Script
- T. S. Sullivant (signed)
- Pencils
- T. S. Sullivant (signed)
- Inks
- T. S. Sullivant (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two birds on a telegraph wire think the huge shock they are receiving involves the income tax.
Indexer Notes
On page 19, which is the 3rd page of this issue.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Observe the clumsy structure of the skeleton.
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Mammoth skeleton cannot stand being insulted any longer and gives chase to the scientist.
Indexer Notes
On page 21, which is the 5th page of this issue.
Force of Habit
cartoon / 0.15 page
- Script
- James Montgomery Flagg (signed as J M Flagg)
- Pencils
- James Montgomery Flagg (signed as J M Flagg)
- Inks
- James Montgomery Flagg (signed as J M Flagg)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Ghost asks gentleman for money for a "bier".
Indexer Notes
On page 22, which is the 6th page of this issue.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Poet: You see, I don't want it known that I am a poet.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Poet; unnamed female
- Synopsis
- A would-be poet tells a woman he doesn't want people to know he is a poet, the woman says he should sign it anyway, implying no one will see it as actual poetry.
Indexer Notes
Signature difficult to make out, very stylized.
On page 23, which is the 7th page of this issue.
A Helping Hand
cartoon / 0.25 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Miss Smith; Mister Brown
- Synopsis
- Two kids near a cliff ledge try to figure out how many hand squeezes it will take before they have to marry.
Indexer Notes
On page 24, which is the 8th page of this issue.
A Trained Nurse
cartoon / 0.15 page
- Script
- Frank P. W. Bellew [as Chip] (signed)
- Pencils
- Frank P. W. Bellew [as Chip] (signed)
- Inks
- Frank P. W. Bellew [as Chip] (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- unnamed circus trainer; unnamed wet nurse; unnamed child
- Synopsis
- Circus trainer whips nurse into circus training shape as she leaps over a hurdle.
Indexer Notes
On page 24, which is the 8th page of this issue.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.33 page
- Script
- T. S. Sullivant (signed)
- Pencils
- T. S. Sullivant (signed)
- Inks
- T. S. Sullivant (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shacob, vat vas it you study?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shacob; Shacob's father
- Synopsis
- Shacob gives wrong answer to math question because afraid would receive a beating if he gave the correct answer.
- Keywords
- Jewish; stereotypes
Indexer Notes
On page 25, which is the 9th page of this issue.
A Problem Solved
cartoon / 0.15 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Design pattern on front of woman's skirt gives the impression she is wearing pants.
Indexer Notes
On page 25, which is the 9th page of this issue.
Effect of the Hard Times upon Some of Our Friends
cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- E. W. Kemble (signed as Kemble)
- Pencils
- E. W. Kemble (signed as Kemble)
- Inks
- E. W. Kemble (signed as Kemble)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daubon Paint; Count Plowtowski; Sinclair Biffany; Mr. G. Manley Reins; Ceres; Mr. J. Topleigh Mortimer; Mrs. J. Topleigh Mortimer; Signor Bawli; Mme. Bawli; Mrs. B. Gustavus Swan Neck; Mr. Percy Brown; G. Madison Banks; R. Hammerless Gunn
- Synopsis
- The economic downturn has forced many members of society into desperate situations.
Indexer Notes
Double page spread. On pages 26-27, which are the 10th to 11th pages of this issue.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.25 page
- Script
- Frank P. W. Bellew [as Chip] (signed)
- Pencils
- Frank P. W. Bellew [as Chip] (signed)
- Inks
- Frank P. W. Bellew [as Chip] (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Dog: I'll frighten the life out of that kid.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Dog; unnamed boy
- Synopsis
- The Dog tries to scare the boy but the boy's mask scars The Dog instead.
Indexer Notes
On page 28, which is the 12th page of this issue.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
At Last!
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2.
How It Started
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3.
Over the Wire
-
4.
["Observe the clumsy structure of the skeleton."]
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5.
Force of Habit
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6.
["The Poet: You see, I don't want it known that I am a poet."]
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7.
A Helping Hand
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8.
A Trained Nurse
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9.
["Shacob, vat vas it you study?"]
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10.
A Problem Solved
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11.
Effect of the Hard Times upon Some of Our Friends
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12.
["The Dog: I'll frighten the life out of that kid."]
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13.
Able to Collect
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Tony R. Rose
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