In the early decades of the 20th century, comics were not stand-alone publications, but were published in Newspapers and weekly or monthly magazines as episodes or gags.
In the early decades of the 20th century, comics were not stand-alone publications, but were published in Newspapers and weekly or monthly magazines as episodes or gags. Aside from these magazines, the Catholic Church was creating and distributing "healthy and correct"[ this quote needs a citation] magazines for children.[ citation needed] In the early 1900s, the first popular French comics appeared, including Bécassine and Les Pieds Nickelés.[ citation needed]