244:
137:
157:-like children in various putatively comical escapades. (Jinx was an imp who observed or initiated the hijinks; later the strip was later retitled to just "The Weather Bird Family".) Carlisle Martin drew the strip, but the scripts were by Jean Knott, who later drew and wrote strips in New York. The strip apparently did not last past 1912.
27:
144:
S. Carlisle Martin took over the
Weatherbird in 1910. He started the tradition of making the Weatherbird comment on the news in addition to the weather, and started a pattern of six words or less for the bird's comments. He was assisted by Carlos Hurd, and drew the Weatherbird until his death in
98:
557:
109:' is a generic slang term for any small bird). Martin had originally intended to rotate through just a few versions of the bird – one for rain, one for heat, etc. – but readers asked for a new drawing each day, which he then provided.
502:
299:
223:
Dan Martin took over the strip in 1986. He eliminated the
Weatherbird's emblematic cigars and drew a bird with a bit more of a beak (previous cartoonists had atrophied the beak to the point of flatness). Martin wrote the book
189:
Dan Martin's
Weatherbird (this one marking the 2004 death of Ronald Reagan). The Weatherbird has long since traded his wings and tail for hands. Martin's bird shows a bit of beak, though, in contrast to Amadee's entirely flat
177:
and when
Carlisle died, I stayed up all night and drew 12 Weatherbirds so I could put them on the feature editor's desk the next morning. The feature editor grabbed me later in the day and said, 'You've got the
549:
152:
began running a full-page, multiple-panel color strip on Sunday, titled "Jinx and the
Weather Bird Family", and featuring the Weatherbird (called "George" in the strip), his wife, and their mischievous
494:
291:
524:
250:
Weatherbird brand shoes for children, using pictures of the
Weatherbird in advertising, were offered starting in 1901 by the St. Louis-based Peters Shoe Company, later part of
654:
216:
drew the first
Weatherbirds to appear in color consistently. Schweitzer drew the Weatherbird with pink feathers, although he had appeared darkly shaded before. A long-time
378:
800:
186:
127:
407:
437:
356:
468:
325:
702:
The Story of the First 100 Years of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Weatherbird: The Oldest Continuously Running Daily Cartoon in American Journalism
257:
Two of the original windows from the Peters Shoe
Company factory, featuring pictures of the Weatherbird, adorn the Weatherbird Cafe in the
48:
and has been in the paper continuously since 1901, making it the longest-running
American newspaper cartoon and a mascot of the newspaper.
105:
The character first appeared on February 11, 1901, Harry B. Martin originated the character, which was originally called "Dickey Bird" ('
785:
709:
646:
770:
254:
which continued to base the brand's image on the Weatherbird until 1932 (the brand itself continued at least through the 1950s).
199:
126:). Martin became a golf correspondent and an authority on golf (writing 15 books on the subject) and a founder of the American
620:
590:
185:
790:
399:
56:
The Weatherbird, in its long run, has been drawn by just six cartoonists (three of them, by coincidence, named Martin):
20:
429:
795:
780:
348:
26:
731:
213:
84:
460:
775:
760:
755:
101:
Another Harry Martin Weatherbird, showing the cigar associated with the character until the late 20th century
90:
44:
525:"Photo: Longtime sports cartoonist Amadee Wohlschlaeger dies at the age of 102 - SLP2014062401 - UPI.com"
321:
765:
154:
160:
78:
163:
had the longest tenure as Weatherbird artist: just short of fifty years. Wohlschlaeger was also the
243:
97:
210:
uniform and standing on his head, in honor of the Browns' first and only American League pennant.
251:
133:
Oscar Charles Chopin (1873 – 1932) inherited the Weatherbird from Martin, drawing it until 1910.
72:
194:
In his nearly half-century-long tenure, Wohlschlaeger's Weatherbird commented on events such as
705:
122:
676:
206:, but his favorite cartoon appeared on October 2, 1944: it showed the Weatherbird dressed in
495:"Amadee dies at 102; Weatherbird artist was one of the last of the great sports cartoonists"
207:
173:. Wohlschlaeger recalled that when barely out of his teens "I was doing sports art for the
60:
749:
681:
237:
169:
66:
612:
582:
550:"P-D artist Albert Schweitzer Jr., who drew the Weatherbird, died Monday at 101"
106:
136:
725:
203:
226:
The Story of the First 100 Years of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird
220:
veteran, his retirement came just five years after he took over the strip.
30:
First Weatherbird appearance, February 11, 1901, drawn by Harry B. Martin
633:
John Hartford wrote a fiddle tribute called '"The Weatherbird Reel'...
182:". Wohlschlaeger retired in 1981 and lived until age 102, in 2014.
740:
324:. St. Louis Public Library, City of St. Louis. September 4, 2014.
242:
195:
184:
135:
96:
39:
25:
19:
This article is about the cartoon character. For other uses, see
736:
647:"A COLORFUL CHARACTER! POLL PARROT SHOES VINTAGE SIGN 1930"
112:
Martin later moved to New York where he drew the strips
322:"St. Louis Public Library UPDATE: A Tribute to Amadee"
268:
for promotions such as meet-and-greets at local bars.
583:"Dan Martin and the St. Louis Cartoon Connection"
430:"Obscurity of the Day: The Weather Bird Family"
264:A life-size Weatherbird costume is used by the
292:"From the editor: Celebrating the Weatherbird"
400:"Post-Dispatch Bird Men Have Been Characters"
8:
38:is a cartoon character and a single-panel
677:"First Class Adventures (advertisement)"
576:
574:
488:
486:
167:sports page cartoonist and drew for the
801:Fictional characters introduced in 1901
623:from the original on September 17, 2016
349:"Ink-Slinger Profiles: Harry B. Martin"
328:from the original on September 15, 2016
277:
593:from the original on November 17, 2017
587:The Glyph (Great Lakes NCS Newsletter)
657:from the original on 5 September 2016
359:from the original on October 13, 2016
236:The Weatherbird inspired the name of
7:
737:Dan Martin discusses the Weatherbird
505:from the original on January 8, 2017
394:
392:
302:from the original on August 21, 2014
285:
283:
281:
42:. It is printed on the front of the
493:Michael D. Sorkin (June 25, 2014).
471:from the original on April 17, 2021
440:from the original on August 1, 2021
613:"The Weatherbird Turns 100 Sunday"
461:"Ink-Slinger Profiles: Jean Knott"
14:
645:Randy Huetsch (7 November 2014).
290:Gilbert Bailon (March 24, 2013).
140:An S. Carlisle Martin Weatherbird
727:Dan Martin draws the Weatherbird
459:Allan Holtz (October 19, 2011).
428:Allan Holtz (November 2, 2012).
200:assassination of John F. Kennedy
560:from the original on 2023-02-17
410:from the original on 2023-06-28
651:The Antique Advertising Expert
1:
685:. September 1959. p. 51.
347:Alex Jay (January 17, 2013).
93:(1986 – present (as of 2021))
385:. April 16, 1959. p. 7.
21:Weatherbird (disambiguation)
406:. 2001-02-11. p. 143.
379:"Golf Authority Dead at 85"
817:
786:American comics characters
548:Martin, Dan (2023-02-02).
18:
771:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
704:. Virginia Publishing.
617:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
554:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
499:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
404:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
296:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
259:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
240:'s "Weatherbird Reel".
114:It Happened in Birdland
45:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
247:
204:Apollo 11 Moon landing
191:
141:
102:
31:
16:Cartoon bird character
619:. February 11, 2001.
246:
188:
139:
100:
29:
791:Comics about animals
700:Martin, Dan (2001).
232:Other manifestations
161:Amadee Wohlschlaeger
120:(1911–1912, for the
79:Amadee Wohlschlaeger
383:Warsaw Times-Union
796:Comics about birds
781:1901 comics debuts
252:International Shoe
248:
192:
142:
103:
73:S. Carlisle Martin
32:
214:Albert Schweitzer
155:Katzenjammer Kids
123:New York American
85:Albert Schweitzer
808:
776:Gag-a-day comics
761:Magazine mascots
728:
715:
687:
686:
673:
667:
666:
664:
662:
642:
636:
635:
630:
628:
609:
603:
602:
600:
598:
578:
569:
568:
566:
565:
545:
539:
538:
536:
535:
521:
515:
514:
512:
510:
490:
481:
480:
478:
476:
465:Stripper's Guide
456:
450:
449:
447:
445:
434:Stripper's Guide
425:
419:
418:
416:
415:
396:
387:
386:
375:
369:
368:
366:
364:
353:Stripper's Guide
344:
338:
337:
335:
333:
318:
312:
311:
309:
307:
287:
208:St. Louis Browns
181:
118:Inbad the Tailor
116:(1907–1909) and
816:
815:
811:
810:
809:
807:
806:
805:
756:Fictional birds
746:
745:
726:
722:
712:
699:
696:
694:Further reading
691:
690:
675:
674:
670:
660:
658:
644:
643:
639:
626:
624:
611:
610:
606:
596:
594:
580:
579:
572:
563:
561:
547:
546:
542:
533:
531:
523:
522:
518:
508:
506:
492:
491:
484:
474:
472:
458:
457:
453:
443:
441:
427:
426:
422:
413:
411:
398:
397:
390:
377:
376:
372:
362:
360:
346:
345:
341:
331:
329:
320:
319:
315:
305:
303:
289:
288:
279:
274:
234:
179:
61:Harry B. Martin
54:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
814:
812:
804:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
748:
747:
744:
743:
734:
721:
720:External links
718:
717:
716:
711:978-1891442155
710:
695:
692:
689:
688:
668:
637:
604:
570:
540:
516:
482:
451:
420:
388:
370:
339:
313:
276:
275:
273:
270:
233:
230:
95:
94:
88:
82:
76:
75:(1910 – 1932)
70:
64:
53:
50:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
813:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
753:
751:
742:
738:
735:
733:
729:
724:
723:
719:
713:
707:
703:
698:
697:
693:
684:
683:
678:
672:
669:
656:
652:
648:
641:
638:
634:
622:
618:
614:
608:
605:
592:
588:
584:
577:
575:
571:
559:
555:
551:
544:
541:
530:
526:
520:
517:
504:
500:
496:
489:
487:
483:
470:
466:
462:
455:
452:
439:
435:
431:
424:
421:
409:
405:
401:
395:
393:
389:
384:
380:
374:
371:
358:
354:
350:
343:
340:
327:
323:
317:
314:
301:
297:
293:
286:
284:
282:
278:
271:
269:
267:
266:Post-Dispatch
262:
260:
255:
253:
245:
241:
239:
238:John Hartford
231:
229:
227:
221:
219:
218:Post-Dispatch
215:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
187:
183:
176:
172:
171:
170:Sporting News
166:
165:Post-Dispatch
162:
158:
156:
151:
150:Post-Dispatch
148:In 1912, the
146:
138:
134:
131:
129:
125:
124:
119:
115:
110:
108:
99:
92:
89:
87:(1981 – 1986)
86:
83:
81:(1932 – 1981)
80:
77:
74:
71:
69:(1903 – 1910)
68:
65:
63:(1901 – 1903)
62:
59:
58:
57:
51:
49:
47:
46:
41:
37:
28:
22:
766:Bird mascots
701:
680:
671:
661:September 5,
659:. Retrieved
650:
640:
632:
627:September 9,
625:. Retrieved
616:
607:
597:September 5,
595:. Retrieved
586:
562:. Retrieved
553:
543:
532:. Retrieved
528:
519:
509:September 3,
507:. Retrieved
498:
473:. Retrieved
464:
454:
442:. Retrieved
433:
423:
412:. Retrieved
403:
382:
373:
363:September 5,
361:. Retrieved
352:
342:
332:September 8,
330:. Retrieved
316:
306:September 5,
304:. Retrieved
295:
265:
263:
258:
256:
249:
235:
225:
222:
217:
212:
193:
174:
168:
164:
159:
149:
147:
143:
132:
121:
117:
113:
111:
104:
67:Oscar Chopin
55:
43:
35:
33:
581:Jim Allen.
52:Cartoonists
36:Weatherbird
750:Categories
682:Boys' Life
564:2023-05-23
534:2023-05-23
475:August 14,
444:August 14,
414:2023-05-23
272:References
202:, and the
107:dicky-bird
91:Dan Martin
655:Archived
621:Archived
591:Archived
558:Archived
503:Archived
469:Archived
438:Archived
408:Archived
357:Archived
326:Archived
300:Archived
261:office.
732:YouTube
708:
198:, the
145:1932.
741:Vimeo
196:D-Day
190:face.
40:comic
706:ISBN
663:2016
629:2016
599:2016
511:2016
477:2020
446:2020
365:2016
334:2016
308:2016
175:Post
34:The
739:on
730:on
529:UPI
178:job
128:PGA
752::
679:.
653:.
649:.
631:.
615:.
589:.
585:.
573:^
556:.
552:.
527:.
501:.
497:.
485:^
467:.
463:.
436:.
432:.
402:.
391:^
381:.
355:.
351:.
298:.
294:.
280:^
228:.
130:.
714:.
665:.
601:.
567:.
537:.
513:.
479:.
448:.
417:.
367:.
336:.
310:.
180:'
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
