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Prehistoric Peeps was a cartoon series written and drawn by Edward Tennyson Reed starting in the 1890s. The cartoon appeared in Punch magazine. A collection of the cartoons was published under the title Mr. Punch's Prehistoric Peeps in 1894. [1] The cartoon series was adapted into a series of live-action silent films including Prehistoric Peeps (1905). [2]

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References

  1. Bissette, Steve (12 May 2008). "The First Dinosaur Comic: Prehistoric Peeps!" (text). srbissette.com. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  2. Prehistoric Peeps at IMDb