Charles William Kahles (German: [ˈkaːləs]; January 12, 1878 – January 21, 1931) was a prolific German-born American cartoonist responsible for numerous comic strips, notably Hairbreadth Harry. He is credited as the pioneer of daily comic strip continuity with his Clarence the Cop, which he drew for the New York World in 1900–09, introducing to newspapers the innovation of continuing a comic strip story in a day-to-day serial format.
Charles William Kahles (German: [ˈkaːləs]; January 12, 1878 – January 21, 1931) was a prolific German-born American cartoonist responsible for numerous comic strips, notably Hairbreadth Harry. He is credited as the pioneer of daily comic strip continuity with his Clarence the Cop, which he drew for the New York World in 1900–09, introducing to newspapers the innovation of continuing a comic strip story in a day-to-day serial format.
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