from the comicbooks.com
News of the passing of comic book writer Harvey Pekar prompted me to find out more about the history of comics-first of all what is the first comic ever published? There is a general consensus that the honor belongs to “The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck” published in Europe in 1837 by Swiss artist Rudolf Topffer. In 1842, the 40 page comic book was published in the United States.
