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'''''Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers''''' was an American [[gag-a-day]] [[celebrity comics]] comic strip by Stuart Carothers <ref name=Carothers>[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/carothers_stuart.htm Carothers entry], Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Retrieved March 11, 2021.</ref> and later [[Elzie C. Segar]] starring [[Charlie Chaplin]]. It ran in syndication from March 29, 1915, until September 16, 1917.<ref name=Holtz>{{cite book |last1=Holtz |first1=Allan |title=American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide |date=2012 |publisher=The University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor |isbn=9780472117567 |page=101}}</ref> It was one of the earliest comic strips inspired by the popularity of a [[celebrity]]. | '''''Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers''''' was an American [[gag-a-day]] [[celebrity comics]] comic strip by Stuart Carothers<ref name=Carothers>[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/carothers_stuart.htm Carothers entry], Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Retrieved March 11, 2021.</ref> and later [[Elzie C. Segar]] starring [[Charlie Chaplin]]. It ran in syndication from March 29, 1915, until September 16, 1917.<ref name=Holtz>{{cite book |last1=Holtz |first1=Allan |title=American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide |date=2012 |publisher=The University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor |isbn=9780472117567 |page=101}}</ref> It was one of the earliest comic strips inspired by the popularity of a [[celebrity]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
''Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers'' was published in the [[Chicago Herald (1914–1918)|''Chicago Herald'']].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/spotlightearlysegar.html |title=The Early Works of E.C. Segar |access-date=2019-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110131634/http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/spotlightearlysegar.html |archive-date=2013-11-10 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The comic strip cashed in on the tremendous popularity of the comedian at the time. It was created by Stewart W. Carothers in March 1915,<ref name=Holtz/> who drew and wrote the stories until his tragic early death from [[defenestration]].<ref name=Carothers /> Two cartoonists credited as ''Warren'' and ''Ramsey'' took over the series until they were replaced by [[Elzie C. Segar]], at that time still an amateur.<ref name="comicskingdom.com">[http://comicskingdom.com/blog/2015/09/24/ask-the-archivist-charlie-chaplin-s-comic-capers "ASK THE ARCHIVIST : CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S COMIC CAPERS,"] ''Comics Kingdom'' (September 24, 2015).</ref> On February 29, 1916, Segar published his first Chaplin strip. The daily version ran until July 15, 1916. His Sunday version ran longer, from March 12, 1916, until September 16, 1917.<ref>[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/segar.htm Segar entry], Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Retrieved March 11, 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/ecsegar.html |title=Popeye's Pop EC Segar |access-date=2019-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921160744/http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/ecsegar.html |archive-date=2015-09-21 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was his first professional cartooning job. Contrary to his predecessors, who mostly borrowed ideas from Chaplin's films, Segar thought up his own jokes. He gave Chaplin a tiny [[sidekick]] named ''"Luke the Gook"'' to act as a [[straight man (stock character)|straight man]] to his gags. | ''Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers'' was published in the [[Chicago Herald (1914–1918)|''Chicago Herald'']].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/spotlightearlysegar.html |title=The Early Works of E.C. Segar |access-date=2019-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110131634/http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/spotlightearlysegar.html |archive-date=2013-11-10 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The comic strip cashed in on the tremendous popularity of the comedian at the time. It was created by Stewart W. Carothers in March 1915,<ref name=Holtz/> who drew and wrote the stories until his tragic early death from [[defenestration]].<ref name=Carothers /> Two cartoonists credited as ''Warren'' and ''Ramsey'' took over the series until they were replaced by [[Elzie C. Segar]], at that time still an amateur.<ref name="comicskingdom.com">[http://comicskingdom.com/blog/2015/09/24/ask-the-archivist-charlie-chaplin-s-comic-capers "ASK THE ARCHIVIST : CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S COMIC CAPERS,"] ''Comics Kingdom'' (September 24, 2015).</ref> On February 29, 1916, Segar published his first Chaplin strip. The daily version ran until July 15, 1916. His Sunday version ran longer, from March 12, 1916, until September 16, 1917.<ref>[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/segar.htm Segar entry], Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Retrieved March 11, 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/ecsegar.html |title=Popeye's Pop EC Segar |access-date=2019-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921160744/http://home.earthlink.net/~thimbletheatre/ecsegar.html |archive-date=2015-09-21 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was his first professional cartooning job. Contrary to his predecessors, who mostly borrowed ideas from Chaplin's films, Segar thought up his own jokes. He gave Chaplin a tiny [[sidekick]] named ''"Luke the Gook"'' to act as a [[straight man (stock character)|straight man]] to his gags. | ||
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Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers was an American gag-a-day celebrity comics comic strip by Stuart Carothers[1] and later Elzie C. Segar starring Charlie Chaplin. It ran in syndication from March 29, 1915, until September 16, 1917.[2] It was one of the earliest comic strips inspired by the popularity of a celebrity.
Background
Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers was published in the Chicago Herald.[3] The comic strip cashed in on the tremendous popularity of the comedian at the time. It was created by Stewart W. Carothers in March 1915,[2] who drew and wrote the stories until his tragic early death from defenestration.[1] Two cartoonists credited as Warren and Ramsey took over the series until they were replaced by Elzie C. Segar, at that time still an amateur.[4] On February 29, 1916, Segar published his first Chaplin strip. The daily version ran until July 15, 1916. His Sunday version ran longer, from March 12, 1916, until September 16, 1917.[5][6] It was his first professional cartooning job. Contrary to his predecessors, who mostly borrowed ideas from Chaplin's films, Segar thought up his own jokes. He gave Chaplin a tiny sidekick named "Luke the Gook" to act as a straight man to his gags.
Collections
In 1917, five books were published by M.A. Donohue & Co., in 'Best of' style collections. Four of them being painting/coloring books.[7] These books are considered to be from the Platinum Age.[8]
Published collections;
- Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers, Series 1, No 315
- Charlie Chaplin in the Movies, No 316
- Charlie Chaplin Up in the Air, No 317
- Charlie Chaplin in the Army, No 318
- Charlie Chaplin's Funny Stunts, in Full Color, No. 380
Reception
Despite Chaplin's popularity, the comic strip wasn't a huge success in the United States, mostly due to the fact that all artists involved were basically amateurs.
See also
- Inside Woody Allen, another newspaper comic strip based on a comedic film performer.
- Charlie Chaplin comics
References
External links
- Charley Chaplin's Comic Capers, A Collection {A 'Internet Archive' digital collection of book scans, and daily comics.}
- "Teary Eyes" Anderson in Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers: Series 1, No. 315. {Video review and narration of first book.}
- Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers v1 315 {Scans of first book, hosted by comicbookplus.com.}
- U'Ren, Christine. "Ripped from the Funny Pages, Part 3: Celebrity Cartoonists, Chaplin, and Other Tramps," Silent San Francisco (Oct. 19, 2015).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carothers entry, Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:Cite book
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- ↑ "ASK THE ARCHIVIST : CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S COMIC CAPERS," Comics Kingdom (September 24, 2015).
- ↑ Segar entry, Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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