Rupert Bear Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the "Daily Express" newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival "Daily Mail" and "Daily Mirror". In 1935, the mantle of Rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for "Punch" and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and worked on Rupert stories and artwork into his 90s. More recently, various other artists and writers have continued
Chicago Daily Journal Chicago Journal" (1853-1855); "Chicago Daily Journal" (1855-1861); "Chicago Evening Journal" (1861-1896); "Chicago Journal" (1896-1904); "Chicago Daily Journal" (1904-1929). In April 1844, a group of men bought the two-year old "Chicago Express". A few days later, publishing out of the former office of the "Express", the "Journal" was first published, three years prior to the start of the "Chicago Tribune". Richard L. Wilson acquired the paper from its founding group after the 1844 election. He served as editor, with a break when President Taylor appoited him postmaster of Chicago in 1849. When Wilson died in 1856, his brother Charles L. Wilson