This is an exhaustive list of all the known Weatherbirds that appear in illustrations in the Post-Dispatch from 1901-1908, excluding the Chopin comics, which are on their own page on this site, and some ads which are on the 'Other' page. Please let me know if you know of any I am missing.
Feb 2, 1901
Protobird, first known appearance
The classifieds sometimes had a little cartoon like this.
Second appearance of the "Classifiedsbird"
Third and final Classifiedsbird
The first "comic" I know of
Mar 1, 1902
Apr 7, 1902
Dec 31, 1902
Right at the time the bird was transitioning from Harry Martin to Oscar Chopin
The first of the Chopin comic strips. See more on the Chopin Comics page.
The bird in an Anita Moore illustration! I would love to know if she drew it or if she had Chopin add it. If she drew it herself it is a really good imitation.
Bird Search, a Sunday feature this week
Feb 15, 1903
More from the Sunday pages
A strange looking bird in an illustration by "Fulbert" (I don't know who this is)
Page 11
A comic by Harry Martin
Paper doll
May 24, 1903
Paper doll
Page 56
July 26, 1903
Not really a Weatherbird
A strange one-off comic by an unknown artist
June 9, 1906
Page 14
Page 14
Tuesday, May 28, 1907
Page 12
A front page comic by S C Martin
Another comic by S C Martin
May 19, 1907
Another front page S C Martin comic
A bird in a Knott illustration, but drawn by S C Martin
A bird in a Frueh illustration, presumably drawn by him
Another Frueh bird
A giant front page bird
The first birthday celebration and the proof that the common view of a 1903-1910 Chopin run is in error
Page 8
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