The Katzenjammer Kids

The Katzenjammer Kids, a landmark comic strip from the New York American and Journal, ran for three issues between 1902 and 1903. Best known for the work of Rudolph Dirks, it chronicles the anarchic, slapstick adventures of Hans and Fritz, a pair of mischievous boys who constantly torment authority figures like the Captain and the Inspector. This series is essential to comics history as one of the earliest and most influential newspaper strips, establishing many conventions of the medium with its bold, expressive art and timeless, rebellious humor.