(The form goes back a lot earlier with "Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois"/"The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck" in the early 1800s as the first comic printed in a newspaper in North America, at least.)
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February 15, 2026 at 7:38 AM
(The form goes back a lot earlier with "Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois"/"The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck" in the early 1800s as the first comic printed in a newspaper in North America, at least.)
Have comics always been "woke," or is it new? 📖💥 From Obadiah Oldbuck to X-Men, comics have always tackled social issues. Drop your favorite comic in the comments! #Comics #XMen #PopCulture
February 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Have comics always been "woke," or is it new? 📖💥 From Obadiah Oldbuck to X-Men, comics have always tackled social issues. Drop your favorite comic in the comments! #Comics #XMen #PopCulture
Yes, one of my favourite Scott novels, with a wonderful opening chapter. As you say, Oldbuck is an eccentric, humorous but sympathetic character - and perhaps more than a little based on Scott himself…
September 21, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Yes, one of my favourite Scott novels, with a wonderful opening chapter. As you say, Oldbuck is an eccentric, humorous but sympathetic character - and perhaps more than a little based on Scott himself…
So amusing to me that one of the first comics was THE ADVENTURES OF MR. OBIDIAH OLDBUCK. Like the exact name you'd come up with if you were having a larf and wanted the most tongue-in-cheek name you could think of.
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
So amusing to me that one of the first comics was THE ADVENTURES OF MR. OBIDIAH OLDBUCK. Like the exact name you'd come up with if you were having a larf and wanted the most tongue-in-cheek name you could think of.
Do you know about Old Obadiah Oldbuck?
When my Patreon audience asked me to post bout the history of comic books, I found gems too valuable to keep secret.
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When my Patreon audience asked me to post bout the history of comic books, I found gems too valuable to keep secret.
#comics
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February 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Do you know about Old Obadiah Oldbuck?
When my Patreon audience asked me to post bout the history of comic books, I found gems too valuable to keep secret.
#comics
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When my Patreon audience asked me to post bout the history of comic books, I found gems too valuable to keep secret.
#comics
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Els còmics als Estats Units tenen el seu origen en les primeres obres europees. El 1842, l'obra Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois de Rodolphe Töpffer va ser publicada amb el títol The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck in the U.S. A aquesta primera publicació van seguir altres obres d'aquest autor.
September 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Els còmics als Estats Units tenen el seu origen en les primeres obres europees. El 1842, l'obra Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois de Rodolphe Töpffer va ser publicada amb el títol The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck in the U.S. A aquesta primera publicació van seguir altres obres d'aquest autor.
Ch. 1, “Caricatures and Corporations,” considers how precursors of modern comics, such as the 1842 publication of Rodolphe Töpffer’s The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck, evoke an evolving, fossil fuel-inflected understanding of the pace of modern existence. 4/8
February 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Ch. 1, “Caricatures and Corporations,” considers how precursors of modern comics, such as the 1842 publication of Rodolphe Töpffer’s The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck, evoke an evolving, fossil fuel-inflected understanding of the pace of modern existence. 4/8
some melancholy wisdom from the Antiquary Mr. Oldbuck
(the Latin phrase is from Juvenal, it says "this punishment is allotted to those who live long")
(the Latin phrase is from Juvenal, it says "this punishment is allotted to those who live long")
February 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
some melancholy wisdom from the Antiquary Mr. Oldbuck
(the Latin phrase is from Juvenal, it says "this punishment is allotted to those who live long")
(the Latin phrase is from Juvenal, it says "this punishment is allotted to those who live long")
We know it transferred from the Oldbucks to the Tooks a few centuries before, and the Brandybucks are descended from an Oldbuck who changed his name and moved across the Brandywine around the same time
August 2, 2026 at 9:52 AM
We know it transferred from the Oldbucks to the Tooks a few centuries before, and the Brandybucks are descended from an Oldbuck who changed his name and moved across the Brandywine around the same time
Our scurrilous King’s College comic strip (1766), the first color Hogan’s Alley, the London edition of Obadiah Oldbuck, sheet music for Little Nemo (music by Victor Herbert, produced by Cohan and Harris), first edition of God’s Man
June 30, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Our scurrilous King’s College comic strip (1766), the first color Hogan’s Alley, the London edition of Obadiah Oldbuck, sheet music for Little Nemo (music by Victor Herbert, produced by Cohan and Harris), first edition of God’s Man
Creatrivia!
The earliest comic books were marketed solely for the cover art, not for the story inside. The first comic book printed in the US was published in 1841, a reprint of the earliest known comic book, a European publication called “The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck.”
#AKTArtful
The earliest comic books were marketed solely for the cover art, not for the story inside. The first comic book printed in the US was published in 1841, a reprint of the earliest known comic book, a European publication called “The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck.”
#AKTArtful
January 14, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Creatrivia!
The earliest comic books were marketed solely for the cover art, not for the story inside. The first comic book printed in the US was published in 1841, a reprint of the earliest known comic book, a European publication called “The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck.”
#AKTArtful
The earliest comic books were marketed solely for the cover art, not for the story inside. The first comic book printed in the US was published in 1841, a reprint of the earliest known comic book, a European publication called “The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck.”
#AKTArtful
I am glad I am able to make sense of passages like these in "The Antiquary". All the reformation history books come to help!
(Oldbuck is fine with the destruction of texts of scholasticism but is lamenting the loss of real history and chronicles as part of the dissolution of the monasteries.)
(Oldbuck is fine with the destruction of texts of scholasticism but is lamenting the loss of real history and chronicles as part of the dissolution of the monasteries.)
February 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I am glad I am able to make sense of passages like these in "The Antiquary". All the reformation history books come to help!
(Oldbuck is fine with the destruction of texts of scholasticism but is lamenting the loss of real history and chronicles as part of the dissolution of the monasteries.)
(Oldbuck is fine with the destruction of texts of scholasticism but is lamenting the loss of real history and chronicles as part of the dissolution of the monasteries.)
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"Old Buck" is actually the first of Dead Sound's dinosaur films I saw. Glad to see them making more! This one features one of my favorite dinosaurs, Styracosaurus! 💚
#animation #cartoon #dinosaur #styracosaurus #oldbuck #deadsound
"Old Buck" is actually the first of Dead Sound's dinosaur films I saw. Glad to see them making more! This one features one of my favorite dinosaurs, Styracosaurus! 💚
#animation #cartoon #dinosaur #styracosaurus #oldbuck #deadsound
"Old Buck" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Short Film (2021)
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September 23, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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"Old Buck" is actually the first of Dead Sound's dinosaur films I saw. Glad to see them making more! This one features one of my favorite dinosaurs, Styracosaurus! 💚
#animation #cartoon #dinosaur #styracosaurus #oldbuck #deadsound
"Old Buck" is actually the first of Dead Sound's dinosaur films I saw. Glad to see them making more! This one features one of my favorite dinosaurs, Styracosaurus! 💚
#animation #cartoon #dinosaur #styracosaurus #oldbuck #deadsound
Who would win in a fight, Bachelor Butterfly or Obadiah Oldbuck?
August 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Who would win in a fight, Bachelor Butterfly or Obadiah Oldbuck?
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July 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Shame 9 acts including the red arrows cancelled but... up to the rain 🌧 it was fantastic as always.
#oldbuckenhamairshow #oldbuckenham #OldBuck #airshow #airshowphotography #airshowseason #Airshow2025 #AirshowMagic
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July 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Shame 9 acts including the red arrows cancelled but... up to the rain 🌧 it was fantastic as always.
#oldbuckenhamairshow #oldbuckenham #OldBuck #airshow #airshowphotography #airshowseason #Airshow2025 #AirshowMagic
#oldbuckenhamairshow #oldbuckenham #OldBuck #airshow #airshowphotography #airshowseason #Airshow2025 #AirshowMagic
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By: Michael Gilleland on Friday, May 22, 2026
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Leftovers
Walter Scott (1771-1832), The Antiquary, chap. XIV (Jonathan Oldbuck speaking):
I love the reversion of a feast better than the feast itself. I
delight in the analecta, the collectanea, as I may call them, of the preceding day's dinner...
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Howlowlaria
Walter Scott (1771-1832), The Antiquary, chap. XXVIII (Jonathan Oldbuck and Edie Ochiltree speaking):
'I do bethink me you were the first person we met when Sir Arthur made
his successful attack upon Misticot's grave, and also that when the
labourers began to flag, you, Edie, were again the first to leap into the
trench, and to make the discovery of the treasure. Now you must explain all
this to me, unless you would have me use you as ill as Euclio does Staphyla
in the Aulularia.'
'Lordsake, sir,' replied the mendicant, 'what do I ken about your
Howlowlaria?—it's mair like a dog's language than a man's.'
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Fun Facts and Trivia About Comic Books
The first prototype of an American comic book was published in 1840. It was titled The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck, a translated version of a Swiss publication originally published in French …
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01 OBADIAH OLDBUCK, The First American Comic Book
Every booklet deals with a specific character or series of characters; an insert is enclosed in avery issue. The booklets where originally published for the yearly convention Napoli Comicon.
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