The Man in the Moon

A satirical comic paper published by Clark from 1847 to 1849, The Man in the Moon ran for 30 issues as a sharp, humorous counterpoint to the era's more staid periodicals. Most frequently written by Albert Smith and illustrated by the French caricaturist Cham alongside H. G. Hine, the series wielded a lively, irreverent pen against Victorian society and politics. Its blend of visual comedy and pointed social commentary marks it as an early, influential example of the comic periodical format in Britain.