Ally Sloper's Summer Number
Judy · 1880–1887 · 8 issues
About the series
A pioneering British humor comic from the 1880s, Ally Sloper's Summer Number was an annual spin-off of the popular weekly Judy, featuring the misadventures of its iconic working-class antihero. Most frequently illustrated by Marie Duval, one of the earliest and most influential female cartoonists in comics history, the series captured the rowdy, satirical spirit of Victorian penny press entertainment. Its eight issues helped cement Ally Sloper as a landmark character in the development of the comic strip medium.