 Some early " Moritzian " comic strips were heavily influenced by Busch in plot and narrative style . <unk> and <unk> ( 1896 ) , borrowed so much content from Max and Moritz that it was described as a pirate edition . The true " Moritzian " recreation is The Katzenjammer Kids by German artist Rudolph <unk> , published in the New York Journal from 1897 . It was published though William Randolph <unk> 's suggestion that a pair of siblings following the pattern of " Max and Moritz " should be created . The Katzenjammer Kids is regarded as one of the oldest , continuous comic strips . 
