Puck was the first successful humor magazine in the United States of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was founded in 1871 as a German-language publication by Joseph Keppler, an Austrian-born cartoonist.
Puck’s first English-language edition was published in 1877, covering issues like New York City’s Tammany Hall, presidential politics, and social issues of the late 19th century to the early 20th century.
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| Puck magazine covers in the 19th century |
“Puckish” means “childishly mischievous”. This led Shakespeare’s Puck character (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream) to be recast as a charming near-naked boy and used as the title of the magazine. Puck was the first magazine to carry illustrated advertising and the first to successfully adopt full-color lithography printing for a weekly publication.
Puck was published from 1871 until 1918. Here below is a set of amazing photos that shows covers of Puck magazine in the 19th century.
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| Puck magazine cover, August 20, 1879 |
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| Puck magazine cover, June 15, 1881 |
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| Puck magazine cover, September 14, 1881 |
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| Puck magazine cover, February 1, 1882 |
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| Puck magazine cover, February 8, 1882 |
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| Puck magazine cover, February 22, 1882 |
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| Puck magazine cover, March 1, 1882 |
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| Puck magazine cover, March 29, 1882 |
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| Puck magazine cover, May 10, 1882 |
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| Puck magazine cover, June 6, 1883 |
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| Puck magazine cover, May 16, 1883 |
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| Puck magazine cover, April 16, 1884 |
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| Puck magazine cover, December 24, 1884 |
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| Puck magazine cover, June 25, 1884 |
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| Puck magazine cover, October 8, 1884 |
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| Puck magazine cover, April 8, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, August 26, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, July 8, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, July 22, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, June 3, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, June 24, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, May 13, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, November 18, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, September 2, 1885 |
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| Puck magazine cover, February 17, 1886 |
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| Puck magazine cover, January 6, 1886 |
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| Puck magazine cover, January 27, 1892 |
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| Puck magazine cover, August 23, 1893 |
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| Puck magazine cover, February 15, 1893 |
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| Puck magazine cover, September 20, 1893 |
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| Puck magazine cover, September 27, 1893 |
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| Puck magazine cover, August 15, 1894 |
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| Puck magazine cover, November 14, 1894 |
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| Puck magazine cover, August 21, 1895 |
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| Puck magazine cover, December 4, 1895 |
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| Puck magazine cover, July 3, 1895 |
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| Puck magazine cover, October 9, 1895 |
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| Puck magazine cover, April 8, 1896 |
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| Puck magazine cover, May 20, 1896 |
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| Puck magazine cover, October 14, 1896 |
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| Puck magazine cover, March 10, 1897 |
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| Puck magazine cover, September 28, 1898 |
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| Puck magazine cover, December 13, 1899 |
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| Puck magazine cover, November 1, 1899 |
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