Humorist

The Humorist was established in the early 1920's and published by George Newnes, Strand, London. It was a large format weekly magazine containing stories and jokes newsprint based around cartoons with humorous stories, cartoons and jokes. Its format was similar to that of London Opinion and was eventually merged by that title in 1940.

Cartoonists and illustrators who contributed included Bert Thomas, Harry Rountree, Arthur Ferrier, William Leigh Ridgewell, Wallis Mills, D.L. Ghilchik, and Bertram Prance. W. Heath Robinson drew a series of full-page illustrations of 'some new ball games' with examples such as 'foot golf' and 'squash polo'.