Title
Life
Coverage
New York
Publisher
J. A. Mitchell
Date
January 1883
Subject
Volume 1, number 1
Description
Inspired by and modeled after Harvard Lampoon (founded in 1876), Life specialized in genteel humor and nonpartisan politics. For a time, it became the most influential humor magazine and was a model for The New Yorker. In 1936, it sold its name to Henry Luce for his new magazine of photo-journalism.