Guide to San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection
Newspaper Comic Strips
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Guide to the SFACA Collection : Newspaper Comic Strips
Series II: Comic Sections




Each record in this list begins with a finding number identifying the box, folder, and Mylar sleeve in which the comic section is housed. These numbers are used by the archive's staff to retrieve materials. Comics that appeared only once are listed here. Continuing comic features are listed in Series I.

Chicago American, 1900-1903


SFS1-3-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
August 19, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot:"And the Painter Let Go!,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot:"Mrs. Newwed's Bread and How Weary Walker Managed It,"Carl Anderson,
One-shot:"How Seasickness Can Diminish a Lover's Ardor,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-3-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
August 26, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "The House the Swampview Real Estate Company Built,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "They Hadn't Noticed Him,"Rudolph Dirks,
One-shot: "How Our Modern Improvements Hit Red Gulch,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "An 'All Star' Performance,"Syd B. Griffin


SFS1-4-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 9, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Herr Bierheister's Happy Idea,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "The Discovery of Silas Goodthing. A Song Without Words,"creator unknown,
One-shot: "Coming Into a Good Thing,"Syd B. Griffin,
One-shot: "Some Midsummer Dreams,"William Marriner


SFS1-4-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 16, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Why Mr. Weakingham Went in for Physical Culture,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "Mr. Littlechap's Heroism. How He Showed that He Was Boss in His Own House,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-4-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 23, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "A Hat--A Dog--A Man (In a Hot Combination),"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "That Smith Baby--According to Mr. Oldbach's remarks to its mother, and--according to Mr. Oldbach's remarks to his friends,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-4-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 30, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "A New Jungle Game,"creator unknown,
One-shot: "The Terrible Tale of a Brutal Dog and an Innocent Child!,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "A Poem of Childhood,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-4-5
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 2, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "What Caused the Boxer Uprising,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "How Pussy Caught the Bird,"Rudolph Dirks


SFS1-5-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
October 7, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "The Trouble in the Jones Flat,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "The Explorer Discovers an Animal of an Unknown Species. And Then Discovers His Mistake,"Rudolph Dirks,
One-shot: "When Herr Singenspiegel Struck High C,"creator unknown


SFS1-5-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
October 14, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Some Election Bets; Or What Politics Can Do with Our 'Intelligent Citizens',"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "An Awful Tragedy Impending. If Jones and Smith Continue to Call on the Same Girl,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "A Temptation That the Cop Could Not Resist,"Carl Anderson,
One-shot: "The Long and Short of It. Or, How Montmorency Van Goozleheimer Got On an Equal Footing with the Fair Gwendolyn Sixfoot,"Carl Anderson


SFS1-5-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
October 21, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Professor Snifter Calls on Professor Nipson. He Finds the Professor Out, But Makes a Remarkable Scientific Discovery,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "How a Little Man Got Even with a Handshaking Fiend,"Carl Anderson,
One-shot: "He Paid the Bill,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "Ingratitude! Showing Waht Happened to a Kind Hearted Gentleman Who made the Fatal Mistake of Holding a Stout Lady's Bundles,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-5-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
October 28, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Smith's Wife's Mother's Visit, and His Happy Idea for Cutting it Short,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "How Mr. Meekins Blew Up the Cook,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "Oh, It Was an Awfully Mean Trick! But It Worked,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "The Joke Was on the Farmer,"Carl Anderson


SFS1-6-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
November 4, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "How Mr. Smartmeyer Tried To Do His Own Plumbing,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "Why the New Nurse Girl Didn't Suit,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "But He Did It,"Rudolph Dirks,
One-shot: "An Auction Sale in Africa,"Gus Dirks,
One-shot: "How a Dog Lost All Respect for His Owner,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-6-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
November 11, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "A Pleasant Meeting,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "Proposing Under Difficulties,"Carl Anderson,
One-shot: "Why the Doorkeeper Did Not Know His Face,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "Some Misfit Titles,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-6-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
November 18, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Is Woman Driving Man Off the Stage?,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "Oh!!! If the Axe Hadn't Broken!,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "How Weary Willie Hopped All the Way to Hastyville,"Carl Anderson,
One-shot: "All's Well That Ends Well, Or, A Proposal That Was Made Under Great Difficulties,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-6-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
November 25, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "When 'Fahder' Came Back,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "It Was More than a Hungry Mortal could Stand,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "Out of His Class: A Thanksgiving Day Football Incident,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "How the Chief Lost His Thanksgiving Dinner, Or, Mr. Goodman's Happy Escape,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-7-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
December 2, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "Clarence Was Not Rugged Enough,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "It Worked,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "The Marine Band--A Diver's Dream,"Gus Dirks


SFS1-7-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
December 9, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Santa Claus's Review! The Dream that Little Johnny Had after Seeing Meissonier's Famous Painting,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "How a Rude Fisherman Spoiled a Submarine Christmas Festival,"Gus Dirks,
One-shot: "No, Uncle Joe Will Never Play Santy Claus Again,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-7-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
December 23, 1900
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "The Janitor's Christmas Present,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "How Bilkins Hung the Mistletoe,"Carl Anderson,
Several unsigned cartoons.


SFS1-8-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
January 20, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "How Lord Chumpleigh Entertained His Wife's Mother. Thank Goodness, No American Would Do Such a Thing!,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "The Yellow Dog Slipped In,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "Wasn't It Too Bad, After He Had Taken All That Trouble to Make Himself Look Respectable?,"Carl Anderson


SFS1-8-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
January 27, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "How Mr. Tuffmug Met His Waterloo,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "The New Cook. And the Awful Scare that Little Tommy Gave Her,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "A New Way of Getting Rich,"creator unknown,
One-shot: "Mr. Familyman's Dream of the Intelligence Office of the Near Future,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-9-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 3, 1901
51 x 40 cm

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One-shot: "How Private Mulvaney Saluted Under Difficulties,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "The Education of the Little Black Lambs. By Their Uncle Ebeneezer,"Carl Anderson,
One-shot: "How Jones Solved the Servant Girl Problem. Palmistry Did It,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-9-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 10, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "How Professor Brainberry, the Great Inventor, Solved One Phase of the Servant Girl Question,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "The Revenge of the Valiant Knight; Or, How Sir Weary de Cade Swatted the Pup,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-9-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 17, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Why Col. Skinflint Opened His Pond to the Public. A Blood-curdling Narrative of Terrible Revenge,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "How the Dude Won a Sweeping Victory,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "Merely to Settle a Dispute. This Series is Dedicated to Those Sweet Creatures Who Go Shopping for the Fun of It,"Carl Anderson,
One-shot: "A Champion's Record,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-9-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 24, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Der Sidewalks Vass Not Clear,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "The Marsoolazums. A Funny Scene That Swinnerton Saw Through a Telescope on the Planet Mars,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "He Believed in Microbes,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "Mr. Familyman's Alphabet of the Cooks He Has Had,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-10-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
March 3, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "An Illustrated Explanation,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "How Skinflint, the Boarding House Keeper, Passed a Hot Plate. And How the Foxy Boarder Had His Revenge,"Carl Anderson,
One-shot: "Professor Bixwix, the Great Naturalist, Sees a Sign. And Reads It,"Rudolph Dirks,
One-shot: "Swift Action! A Tale of Herr Blinkwinker and His Neighbor's Goat,"creator unknown,
One-shot: "How Mr. Housekeep Disciplined His Cook,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-10-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
March 10, 1901
54 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Retribution! The moral of this tale is: Don't Laugh Until You're Sure,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "A Strategic Scheme That Didn't Work,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "Herr Professor Scheutzenfest, The Great Bug Hunter, Learns Something New,"Rudolph Dirks,
One-shot: "Why Mr. Littleflat's Cook Didn't Leave,"Frederick Burr Opper


SFS1-11-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
April 7, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "The Black Cat. Or How a Pleasant Tete-A-Tete Was Knocked Galley West,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "An Easter Sunday Promenade,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "The Art Class in the Jungle,"Rudolph Dirks,
Illustrated advertisement: Cheerful Moments (booksellers).


SFS1-11-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
April 14, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Herr Scheutzenfest's Pipe Went Out,"Rudolph Dirks,
One-shot: "The Sweet Cherub With the Milk Bottle and the Old Brute,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-12-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
May 5, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Such a Mix-Up! A Spring Symposium by F.B. Opper, R. Dirks, J. Swinnerton and Gus Dirks,"Gus Dirks, Rudolph Dirks, Frederick Burr Opper, Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "And Brother Hiram Slept On,"creator unknown,
One-shot: "And Then Mamma Woke Up. How a Poor Artist's Lovemaking Was Rudely Interrupted,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "The Troubles of Noah. Killing Time on the Ark,"Robert W. Edgren


SFS1-13-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 1, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "A Wooing That Went Wrong. Or, How the Penniless Baron Lost a Rich Though Somewhat Homely Wife,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-13-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 8, 1901
53 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "Bill the Burglar Breaks Into a Harlem Flat,"Frederick Burr Opper,
One-shot: "Papa Gave It Up!,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-13-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 15, 1901
54 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "How Burgling Bill Got Out of Jail. And Then Became Eager to Get in Again,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "What a Man Gets for Being Kind-Hearted,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-13-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 22, 1901
54 x 41 cm

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One-shot: "An Interrupted Slumber,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "A Wonderful Fish Story,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS1-13-5
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 29, 1901
54 x 42 cm




SFS2-3-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
January 25, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-4-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 1, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-4-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 8, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-4-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 15, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-4-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 22, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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Illustrated advertisements: Mechanical Doll Works, Dime Specialty Company.


SFS2-5-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
March 1, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "Clarence's First Boxing Lesson,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS2-5-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
March 8, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "There Were Eight of Them!,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS2-5-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
March 15, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "An Interrupted Flirtation,"H. B. Martin


SFS2-5-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
March 22, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "Why There Was No Duck For Dinner,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS2-5-5
Chicago American Comic Supplement
March 29, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-6-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
April 5, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-6-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
April 12, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-6-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
April 19, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "He Used to Be with Barnum's,"Jimmy Swinnerton,
One-shot: "He Laughed Too Soon,"H. B. Martin


SFS2-6-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
April 26, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-7-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
May 3, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-7-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
May 10, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "He Was Quite a Smart Man,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS2-7-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
May 17, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-7-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
May 24, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-7-5
Chicago American Comic Supplement
May 31, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-8-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
June 7, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "He Laughed Too Soon,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS2-8-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
June 14, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-8-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
June 21, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "He Was an Ungrateful Gentleman!,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS2-8-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
June 28, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-9-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
July 5, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-9-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
July 12, 1903
55 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "The Grateful Cow!,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS2-9-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
July 19, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS2-9-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
July 26, 1903
55 x 42 cm




SFS3-3-2
Chicago American Comic Supplement
March 13, 1904
54 x 42 cm

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One-shot: "Playing Horsie!,"Jimmy Swinnerton


SFS3-4-4
Chicago American Comic Supplement
April 17, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS3-5-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
May 15, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS3-5-3
Chicago American Comic Supplement
May 22, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS3-7-6
Chicago American Comic Supplement
July 17, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS3-7-7
Chicago American Comic Supplement
July 24, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS3-8-5
Chicago American Comic Supplement
August 21, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS3-9-5
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 11, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS3-9-6
Chicago American Comic Supplement
September 18, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS3-10-7
Chicago American Comic Supplement
October 9, 1904
55 x 41 cm




SFS4-7-1
Chicago American Comic Supplement
February 12, 1905
55 x 42 cm




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