Comic Book history

The first comic strip

Oct 7, 1827

In 1827, Switzerland's Rudolphe Töpffer created a comic strip and continued on to publish seven graphic novels.

The first comic book

Oct 15, 1837

In 1837, "The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck" was published by Rudolphe Töpffer and it is considered the earliest known comic book.

the first comic book published in U.S

Oct 17, 1842

In 1842, "The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck" became the first comic book published in the United States.