{"id":43031,"date":"2012-12-04T16:30:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T21:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=43031"},"modified":"2012-12-04T16:24:27","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T21:24:27","slug":"the-rise-and-fall-of-dandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/04\/the-rise-and-fall-of-dandy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise and Fall of <em>Dandy<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Dandy_first_issue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Dandy_first_issue.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Dandy_first_issue\" width=\"253\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Dandy_first_issue.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Dandy_first_issue-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On December 4, 1937, the first edition of children\u2019s comic book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dandy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Dandy<\/em><\/a> was published, also marking the first known use of the speech bubble. Today, the magazine\u2019s seventy-fifth anniversary, marks the final print edition of <em>The Dandy<\/em>. The speech bubble lives on!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[tweetbutton]<\/p>\n<p>[facebook_ilike]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 4, 1937, the first edition of children\u2019s comic book The Dandy was published, also marking the first known use of the speech bubble. Today, the magazine\u2019s seventy-fifth anniversary, marks the final print edition of The Dandy. 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