query: When was the first Worst Witch published?
passage: The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. The series are primarily boarding school and fantasy stories, with eight books already published. The first one, The Worst Witch, was published in 1974 by Allison & Busby,[1] and the most recent one, First Prize for the Worst Witch, was published in 2018 by Puffin Books, the current publisher of all the series. The books have become some of the most successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 4 million copies.[2]
passage: Molly Ostertag
In 2017, Graphix published "The Witch Boy", the first graphic novel written and drawn by Ostertag. It is the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Aster, who is intent on becoming a witch. Fox Animation acquired the film rights, and a sequel, "The Hidden Witch", was published in 2018. Other works of Ostertag's include the erotic comic "Alleycat" and the comic "How the Best Hunter in the Village Met Her Death", for which she received the 2018 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Story.