The Steam Man in action.

The Steam Man in action.

Boys of New York
a Paper for Young Americans. December 16, 1882
The Man in Black.

Boys of New York

a Paper for Young Americans. December 16, 1882

The Man in Black.

Hunted to Death; or, The Cruise of the “Shark.”
 

“Choking, half blinded, Phil struggled to his knees, and found Anita standing beside him, a still smoking revolver in her hand. With the same glance he saw Grayson, the blood streaming from his right shoulder, raise his knife, in his left hand, over two figures struggling on the other side of the deck.”

Hunted to Death; or, The Cruise of the “Shark.”

“Choking, half blinded, Phil struggled to his knees, and found Anita standing beside him, a still smoking revolver in her hand. With the same glance he saw Grayson, the blood streaming from his right shoulder, raise his knife, in his left hand, over two figures struggling on the other side of the deck.”

The Selina Kyle of Earth Penny Dreadful.

The Selina Kyle of Earth Penny Dreadful.

The Contents of the Oil Skin Envelope

The Contents of the Oil Skin Envelope

The lesson the Prof learned? Always have one of your interns look the evil idol head in the eyes first 

The lesson the Prof learned? Always have one of your interns look the evil idol head in the eyes first 

Manfred, the magic trick detective.
Watch me pull a lady out of a hat… which I have just tossed into the bay.

Manfred, the magic trick detective.

Watch me pull a lady out of a hat… which I have just tossed into the bay.

Stories Told by Torchlight 

Stories Told by Torchlight 

Captain Nemo on Cribs.
Illustration from Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne

Captain Nemo on Cribs.

Illustration from Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne

Baby Land, 1883
However always remember that babies are angels whose wings get smaller as their legs grow longer. 

Baby Land, 1883

However always remember that babies are angels whose wings get smaller as their legs grow longer. 

Godey’s Lady Book, 1885.

Godey’s Lady Book, 1885.

art by Léon Benett 1893

art by Léon Benett 1893