ALLY SLOPER'S HALF HOLIDAY, London, Sept. 11, 1897  This interesting newspaper was a British comic, first published in 1884. It has a legitimate claim to being the first comic magazine named after and featuring a regular character, star Ally Sloper, a blustery, lazy schemer often found "sloping" through alleys to avoid his landlord and other creditors. The issue is filled with many interesting, comic-themed illustrations.
Complete in 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to to be be one large sheet, small chip at the bottom, blank margin, nice condition.