April 27, 2011 Cool Retro Comics images — Tillie The Toiler 0 This was really hot stuff back in the day — Russ Westover’s Tillie the Toiler first appeared 1921. A woman getting a job was a novelty at that time. WADE TAGS: comic strip, newspaper, Tillie The Toiler, Russ Westover, vintage, retro Tags: comic strip, newspaper, retro, Russ Westover, Tillie The Toiler, vintage. Filed under Vintage Comics by WadeB on Apr 27th, 2011. Comment.