The Boy's Own Paper

A long-running British periodical from Lutterworth Press, The Boy's Own Paper (1879–1963) was a staple of Victorian and early 20th-century youth literature, blending adventure, moral instruction, and serialized fiction. Though primarily known for its prose stories, its single comic issue featured the work of German humorist Wilhelm Busch, whose influence on the cartoon form was already significant. This brief intersection of a pioneering cartoonist with a iconic boys' magazine marks a curious footnote in the history of British comics.