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Punch

British weekly magazine of humour and satire

Also known as Punch, or the London Charivari · Punch or The London charivari

Instance of: satirical magazine
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 1841
Website: punch.uni-hd.de
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, digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/punch_london_charivari
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, ub.uni-heidelberg.de/helios/fachinfo/www/kunst/digilit/punch.html
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Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Artists at Punch included John Tenniel who worked for the magazine from 1850 and was its chief cartoonist from 1864 to 1901. The editors took the anarchic puppet Mr Punch, of Punch and Judy, as their mascot—the character appears in many magazine covers—with the character also an inspiration for the magazine's name.

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Title: Punch or The London charivari
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Punch
Language: English
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Founded by: Henry Mayhew
Country of origin: United Kingdom
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Dissolved: 2002
Headquarters: London
Released: July 17, 1841(1841–2002)
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Editor: Mark Lemon
Members / parts: Punch, Volume I released: 1841
Punch, Volume CXXIII released: 1905
Punch, Volume 129 released: 1905
Punch, Volume 130 released: 1906
Punch, Volume Cxliv released: 1913
Punch, Volume cxxxii released: 1907
Started: 1841
Named after: Punch

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