to analyse items thought to be authored by the Ripper. Thomas Burke contributed stories. Influence The weekly comic paper is widely cited as being the first comic book or magazine to feature a regular character, and is also often cited as the first comic as well. Half Holiday helped established the financial viability of the medium and codified the British form to an extent visible many years later in publications such as Viz. During 1908 C. H. Chapman illustrated the Ally Sloper character. Chapman was better known as the artist that drew Billy Bunter from 1911 until The Magnet folded in 1940. He continued to illustrate Billy Bunter in books through the 1950s. Footnotes "Comics", Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2005. (fan page) p. 19 Ibid., British Museum Ibid., Markstein References External links Cover image held by the British Library Ally Sloper: A collection of 108 cartoons digitized by the University of Alberta Libraries 1880s comics 1977 comics endings Comics magazines published in the United Kingdom British humour comics Defunct British comics Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines about comics Magazines established in 1884 Magazines disestablished in 1916 Magazines established in 1922 Magazines disestablished in 1923 Magazines established in 1948 Magazines disestablished in 1949 Magazines established in 1976 Magazines disestablished in 1977 Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom