Rudolph Dirks was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists. Dirks was born in Heide, Germany to Johannes and Margaretha Dirks. When he was seven years old, his father, a woodcarver, moved the family to Chicago, Illinois. His older brother, Gus Dirks, moved to New York City and found work as a cartoonist. Rudolph soon followed his brother's example. He held several jobs as an illustrator, culminating in a position with William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.

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  • Rudolph Dirks was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists. Dirks was born in Heide, Germany to Johannes and Margaretha Dirks. When he was seven years old, his father, a woodcarver, moved the family to Chicago, Illinois. His older brother, Gus Dirks, moved to New York City and found work as a cartoonist. Rudolph soon followed his brother's example. He held several jobs as an illustrator, culminating in a position with William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal. The circulation war between the Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World was raging. The World had a huge success with the full-color Sunday feature, Down in Hogan's Alley, better known as the Yellow Kid, starting in 1895. Editor Rudolph Block asked Dirks to develop a Sunday comic based on Wilhelm Busch's cautionary tale, Max und Moritz. When Dirks submitted his sketches, Block dubbed them The Katzenjammer Kids, and the first strip appeared on December 12, 1897. Gus Dirks assisted his brother with The Katzenjammer Kids during the first few years, until his suicide in 1902.
  • Rudolph Dirks war ein deutsch-amerikanischer Comicpionier. Er erfand mit The Katzenjammer Kids einen der ersten und den ältesten noch publizierten Comic Strip der Welt.
  • Rudolph Dirks (Février 26, 1877 - 20 avril 1968) a été l'un des plus grands artistes de la bande déssinée. Dirks est né à Heide en Allemagne. Quand il avait sept ans, son père, un sculpteur, installe la famille à Chicago en Illinois. Son frère aîné, Gus Dirks, et lui, s'installent à New York et ont du travail en tant que dessinateurs. Rudolph, bientôt suivi de Gus(Gus aidé son frère dans la BD Le Katzenjammer Kids au cours des premières années, jusqu'à son suicide en 1902), Les Katzenjammer Kids qui est un grand succès. Il a occupé plusieurs emplois en tant que dessinateur, qui ont aboutit à un poste au sein du William Randolph Hearst Journal à New York.
  • Rudolph Dirks var en tysk-amerikansk tegneserieforfatter, og kjent som opphavmannen til Knoll og Tott. Han ble født i byen Heide i Ditmarsken i Schleswig-Holstein, og utvandret, sammen med familien, fra Schleswig-Holstein til Chicago i USA i en alder av syv år. I 1894 solgte han allerede tegneserier til diverse magasiner, og i 1897 ble han ansatt i New York Times. Redaktøren som ansatte Dirks håpet at Dirks kunne nå samme høyder som Richard Outcaults The Yellow Kid hadde nådd i New York World. Dirks skapte serien Knoll og Tott, en av de første seriene som hadde faste karakterer. Den var også tidlig ute med snakkebobler, og benyttet mye tysk slang.
  • Rudolph Dirks, född i Tyskland 1877, död i USA 1968. Den 12 december 1897 publicerades Dirks världsberömda serie The Katzenjammer Kids för första gången i seriebilagan till söndagsupplagan av New York Journal. 1913 delade sig serien i två snarlika versioner. Den nya fick namnet The Captain and the Kids. Dirks tecknade Pigge och Gnidde fram till 1958, då hans son John Dirks tog över. 1979 lades denna serie ner. Men Knoll och Tott publiceras än idag, vilket gör den till världens äldsta serie.
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  • Rudolph Dirks was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists. Dirks was born in Heide, Germany to Johannes and Margaretha Dirks. When he was seven years old, his father, a woodcarver, moved the family to Chicago, Illinois. His older brother, Gus Dirks, moved to New York City and found work as a cartoonist. Rudolph soon followed his brother's example. He held several jobs as an illustrator, culminating in a position with William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.
  • Rudolph Dirks war ein deutsch-amerikanischer Comicpionier. Er erfand mit The Katzenjammer Kids einen der ersten und den ältesten noch publizierten Comic Strip der Welt.
  • Rudolph Dirks (Février 26, 1877 - 20 avril 1968) a été l'un des plus grands artistes de la bande déssinée. Dirks est né à Heide en Allemagne. Quand il avait sept ans, son père, un sculpteur, installe la famille à Chicago en Illinois. Son frère aîné, Gus Dirks, et lui, s'installent à New York et ont du travail en tant que dessinateurs.
  • Rudolph Dirks var en tysk-amerikansk tegneserieforfatter, og kjent som opphavmannen til Knoll og Tott. Han ble født i byen Heide i Ditmarsken i Schleswig-Holstein, og utvandret, sammen med familien, fra Schleswig-Holstein til Chicago i USA i en alder av syv år. I 1894 solgte han allerede tegneserier til diverse magasiner, og i 1897 ble han ansatt i New York Times.
  • Rudolph Dirks, född i Tyskland 1877, död i USA 1968. Den 12 december 1897 publicerades Dirks världsberömda serie The Katzenjammer Kids för första gången i seriebilagan till söndagsupplagan av New York Journal. 1913 delade sig serien i två snarlika versioner. Den nya fick namnet The Captain and the Kids. Dirks tecknade Pigge och Gnidde fram till 1958, då hans son John Dirks tog över. 1979 lades denna serie ner.
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