ank . ▁Just ▁like ▁them ▁he ▁holds ▁importance ▁as ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁com ics ▁for ▁creating ▁several ▁cart o ons ▁which ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁narr ative ▁sequence ▁and ▁speech ▁bal lo ons . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁in ▁M idd les ex ▁, ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁George ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁Ed g ware . ▁Both ▁brothers ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁theatre , ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁dram as ▁they ▁had ▁written ▁themselves ▁with ▁their ▁friend ▁Edmund ▁Ke an . ▁Isaac ▁joined ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁North ▁Brit ons , ▁a ▁volunte er ▁military ▁unit , ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁ser ge ant ▁when ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁turned ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁During ▁ad oles c ence ▁both ▁brothers ▁attended ▁box ing ▁and ▁f encing ▁matches , ▁co ck - f ights , ▁and ▁numerous ▁ta vern ▁cont ests . ▁ ▁Cru ik sh ank ▁gained ▁a ▁mid ship man ' s ▁commission ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ' s ▁ship ▁Per se ver ance . ▁Mid ship man ▁Cru ik sh ank ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁on ▁with ▁his ▁captain , ▁and ▁returning ▁on ▁his ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁he ▁was ▁deliber ately ▁left ▁behind ▁on ▁St ▁Hel ena . ▁He ▁arrived ▁back ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁and ▁shock ed ▁his ▁family ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁m our ning ▁having ▁been ▁told ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁dead . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 2 0