The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman

A charming Victorian curiosity, The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman is a single-issue comic published by Rudd & Carleton in 1871, adapting a traditional English folk ballad into sequential art. Associated with the early days of the medium, this pamphlet stands as a fascinating artifact of the era's visual storytelling, offering a glimpse into the roots of the comic form through its lyrical, illustrated narrative.