The Ups and Downs of Ally Sloper

A single-issue Victorian comic strip collection from the pages of Judy magazine, this 1882 publication is the earliest known appearance of Ally Sloper, one of the first recurring comic characters in British humor. The strip follows the misadventures of the drunken, scheming slacker, a popular figure whose antics would go on to define a generation of British comic strips. While the series itself is short, it marks a foundational moment in the history of sequential art.