Life, 1896-01-09 · page 19 of 20
Life — January 9, 1896 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a publisher's advertisement for a new illustrated quarterly magazine launching February 1, 1896. The page announces *Life's Comedy*, a 32-page publication featuring drawings by prominent illustrators including Gibson (likely Charles Dana Gibson, famous for his "Gibson Girl" ideal), Wenzell, Van Schaick, Johnson, and Sullivant. The inaugural issue will focus on "The American Girl"—a significant cultural subject in 1890s America. The elegant illustration of a fashionable woman in period dress reflects the magazine's emphasis on depicting contemporary American femininity and social life. At 25 cents per issue ($1 annually), it targets middle-class readers. Mitchell & Miller, the New York publishers, positioned this as a competitor to the established *Life* magazine, capitalizing on late-Victorian interest in humor, social satire, and idealized representations of modern American womanhood.
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LIFE’S COMEDY. HE first number of Lirre’s ComMEpy will be issued on February 1, 1896, and thereafter every three months, namely: May rst, Aug- " ust ist, and November ist. It will contain 32 pages of beautifully print- ed illustrations on heavy calendered paper, with a specially decorated cover, printed in colors. Price Twenty-five Cents. Sub- scriptions One Dollar a_ year. Postage paid. Drawings by Gib- son, Wenzell, Van Schaick, John- son, Sullivant, and others. = WN THE FIRST NUMBER, ISSUED FEBRUARY 1st, WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE AMERICAN GIRL. MITCHELL & MILLER, PUBLISHERS, 19 & 21 West 31st Street, = New York City. sritea® | Fetes; | ~S t comicbooks.com