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Christmas Number 1911 Comic-Life. London: James Henderson & Sons. No. 704. 16 December 1911.

“Our Fat Tramps in the Palace of Delight”. This time we find Butterball and Tall Thomas decorating an empty mansion in grand Christmassy fashion before absconding with all the furniture they have found in the house. Signed “HO” (Harry O’Neill). From 1909 onwards, Comic-Life regularly appeared with a four-colour cover page. See also B16 and D1–D5.

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