What is the world's oldest cartoon?

Answer 1

Discarding disposable advertising geeks like (Buster Brown c,l904) literally in shoe-box giveaways, the oldest continuing action comic BOOK as opposed to strip, would probbaly be Superman. The Man of Steel commenced operations in l938. Strips are, of course older, the roots of Little Orphan Annie date to a Poem written by the popular poet (and magazine contributor, adding llght touches to the official guide to the Railroads, otherwise dull but useful timetables and mileage charts) James Whitcomb Riley. Riley crearted (Little Orphan Annie) and inspired the comic strip He also cooked up , I believe (Riley songs O "Bliss) anmd made extensive use of the Hoosier or Indiana dialect. Some newspapers stand above the battle ground and stalwartly refuse to run comic strips- for example the New York Times , but there were occasional nonserial humor Cartoons (One page panels) in the magazine section that were not strictly speaking comic strips. Liie evolution a difficult ore to prospect, let alone mine. Most present day- from the fifties to date newspaper comic strips are syndicated. Dick Tracy ran (Simulcast) in the New York Daily News and the Los Angeles Times in the sixties with identical plot content! Tracy is usually though of as an NYPD sleuth though this is never directly stated.

Answer 2

French caricature artist Emile Cohl created what is considered to be the world's first animated cartoon in 1908 . His black-and-white short film , Fantasmagorie , is composed of 700 drawings that Cohl illuminated on a glass plate .
The oldest cartoon (animated) character in the world is a goat leaping to get the leaves on a tree . See related link below .

Answer 3

The world's oldest cartoon is considered to be "Fantasmagorie," created by French cartoonist Émile Cohl in 1908. This silent, black-and-white animated film is known for its innovative use of line drawings and is recognized as a pioneering work in the history of animation.

Answer 4

"The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck"