Comic–Life. London: James Henderson & Sons. No. 550. 2 January 1909.
The first appearance of Tall Thomas and Butterball, the Fat Tramps, drawn by Harry O’Neill, and printed from 5 August 1911 onwards in full colour. The full series ran from 1909 (the above number actually being available in late December 1908) to 1920; from 1918 on, the Fat Tramps were simply sidekicks to two nursery characters, Tot and Ted. See also D1–D5.
