The answer is B) William Billings.
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Answer:
William Hogarth created the first editorial cartoon.
The first comic strip by Willhelm Busch, called Max and Mortiz, published in Germany.
The first comic book, Comics on Parade, was introduced by Max Gaines.
Action Comics #1 was printed.
The first graphic novel, MAUS, was published.
Explanation:
The given events in chronological order are as follows-
1. During the early and mid-1700s, William Hogarth created his numerous paintings. And in 1731, he produced his first work "A Harlot's Progress".
2. The first comic strip "Max and Mortiz" was published in Germany in 1865 by Willhelm Busch.
3. In 1933, Max Gaines introduced the first comic book "Comics on Parade".
4. Action Comics #1 was printed in 1938.
5. And in 1980, MAUS, the first graphic novel was published by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman.
