Abe Martin of Brown County
Abe Martin was an American newspaper gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Kin Hubbard and published from 1904 until 1937 in The Indianapolis News and other newspapers.
Abe Martin of Brown County
Indianapolis Community Chest · This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America · No known copyright restrictions
- Creator
- Kin Hubbard
- Date
- 1904
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Abe Martin was an American newspaper gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Kin Hubbard and published from 1904 until 1937 in The Indianapolis News and other newspapers.
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Key facts
• Status — Concluded gag-a-day strip • Genre — Humor comics • First — December 17, 1904 • Last — 1937 • Syndicate — John F. Dille Co. (c. 1916–1937) • Author — Kin Hubbard • Publisher — The Indianapolis News
Character
Character
Abe Martin was an anti-hero character, making wisecracker jokes and uttering sayings which became popular over the country. He made his first appearance on December 17, 1904. Originally the character's locality wasn't specified, but in a strip from February 3, 1905, he announced: "I'm goin' ter move ter Brown County Tewmorrow", which he did. At the time the character's popularity was such that by 1910 over 200 newspapers carried the strip and special almanacs were made. Notable fans were George Ade, Will Rogers, and James Whitcomb Riley. In an interview with Dick Cavett, S. J. Perelman said Groucho Marx read and quoted Hubbard's writing.
Early version
Early version
The Indianapolis News published a cartoon by Hubbard on September 15, 1904, featuring another character named Abe Martin. • Illustration — An earlier character by Hubbard named Abe Martin, September 15, 1904
Other one-panel cartoons of the era
Other one-panel cartoons of the era
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Identification
The following is established of the heading itself. It is also recorded that abe Martin of Brown County is recorded from 1904.
This is a 1953 pamphlet about the Indianapolis Community Chest, featuring Abe Martin, the art work of Kin Hubbard.
Indianapolis Community Chest · This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America
This is a 1953 pamphlet about the Indianapolis Community Chest, featuring Abe Martin, the art work of Kin Hubbard.
Indianapolis Community Chest · This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Holtz, Allan. American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. The University of Michigan Press. 41. 2012. 9780472117567.
- 2.Weaver, Bill. "Abe Martin Lives," Our Brown County. Accessed Nov. 18, 2018.
- 3.Abe Martin History , Brown County State Park website. Accessed Nov. 18, 2018.
- 4.0 dead link. February 2019.
- 5.Groucho & Cavett, American Masters DVD, bonus materials, 2021
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