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1932

As far as I know this design first appears, as the Wild Man from Borneo, in 'Winter Nights Entertainments' by R M Abraham, which was first published by Constable and Constable in London in 1932.

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The same design appears:

1933

As 'Diable' in 'Jeux de pliages' by Ferdinand Krch, which was published by Flammarion in Paris in 1933.

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1936

As 'Aufgeblasener Teufel' (Blow-up Devil) Flunder' in 'Allerlei Papierarbeiten' by Hilde Wulff and Carola Babick, which was published in Leipzig and Berlin in 1936.

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1936

As 'The Paper Mephisto' in 'More Things Any Boy Can Make' by Joseph Leeming, which was published by D Appleton-Century Company in New York and London in 1936.

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1939

As 'The Horned Imp' in 'Fun with Paper' by Joseph Leeming, which was published by Spencer Press Inc in Chicago in 1939. This version uses a cut to open the mouth to allow the tongue to protrude.

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1940

As 'Gatito' in 'El Plegado y Cartonaje en la Escuela Primaria' by Antonio M Luchia and Corina Luciani de Luchia, which was published by Editorial Kapelusz in Buenos Aires in 1940.

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1949

As 'Le Diablotin' in 'Au Pays des Mains Agiles', which was published by Editions Fleurus in Paris in 1949.

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1955

In the 1955 Rupert Annual under the title 'How To Make A Paper Cat's Head'

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1956

As 'The Horned Demon' in 'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956. The text says, 'Part Japanese, Part Western'.

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1963

As 'Cat's Head' in the second edition of 'Het Grote Vouwboek' by Aart van Breda, which was published by Uitgeverij van Breda in 1963.

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