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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Punch_volume_1_cover_(1841).png) Cover of the first Punch, or The London Charivari, depicts Punch hanging a caricatured Devil, 1841 (see gallery below for enlarged detail) | |
| Categories | Politics, culture, humour, satire |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Henry Mayhew Ebenezer Landells |
| Founded | 1841 |
| First issue | 17 July 1841 |
| Final issue | 2002 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. From 1850, John Tenniel was the chief cartoon artist at the magazine for over 50 years.
After the 1940s, when its circulation peaked, it went into a long decline, closing in 1992. It was revived in 1996, but closed again in 2002.