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
The Newport Daily Express The Newport Daily Express The Newport Daily Express is a newspaper published weekdays in Newport (city), Vermont. There were a number of predecessor papers that merged to form the "Express." W. G. Cambridge published the "Newport Republican" in 1864. He sold the paper to D. K. Simonds and Royal Cummings in 1865. They renamed the paper the "Newport Express." Simonds became the editor. In 1866, Simonds sold his share to D. M. Camp who became editor. Camp purchased Cummings share in 1869 and became sole owner. A. A. Earle published the Orleans Independent Standard in Irasburg from 1856 to 1869.