Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 27
Jimmy is gone.

He left the paper with Colin's discount guarantee and a new slogan.

Immediately afterwards, this week's "Courier" was printed.

At the same time, on the streets of New York, the content sung by newsboys also changed from the popular Hoover nursery rhymes to new slogans.

"Is that a bird? Is that a plane? That's Superman! (That's a bird? That's an airplane? That's—Superman!)"

Although the content of the slogan is not as resonant as the original nursery rhyme, the superman that the newsboys are talking about can still attract the attention of passers-by.

After a few weeks of publication, the "Courier" has managed to attract a small number of readers.

The vast majority of them were disaffected groups who had lost their jobs due to the effects of the Great Depression, especially President Hoover.

I bought the "Courier", and routinely read the criticism of Hoover on the front page of the newspaper. The spicy content gave these people who were struggling during the Great Depression an object to vent.

"...That's right, even if a dog is chosen, it is better than Hoover's. At least the dog can be fed by throwing a bone. Hoover's meal is enough to feed a poor family for a month... ..."

Complaining, he flipped through the newspaper in his hand, and soon a four-panel cartoon appeared in front of readers.

"what happened?"

Looking at the comics serialized in the "Courier", readers' eyes flashed with doubts.

"Why is there so little content scolding Hoover this time, what kind of comics are serialized!"

Obviously, the practice of serializing comics in the "Courier" has not been appreciated by readers, on the contrary, it has also aroused their dissatisfaction.

After all, the reason why they bought the newspaper was to read and scold Hoover.

It's just that I have already spent money to buy the newspaper. It would be a pity if I didn't read it like this. Although the price of a copy of "The Courier" is not high, it is an expense after all.

With such thoughts in mind, these people could only pinch their noses, suppress their inner dissatisfaction and complaints and continue to look down.

"...In the vast universe, a planet named Krypton is about to be destroyed because its lifespan is exhausted. A pair of scientist parents put their son into a newly designed spaceship and launched it to the earth! "

"The spaceship landed in a farm on Earth. A childless couple found and adopted the sleeping child on the spaceship, and named him Clark Kent."

"This child's physiological structure far exceeds that of the earth's population for millions of years, and he has shown amazing abilities since he was a child."

"When he grew up, he found that he could do it easily: he could jump over a twenty-story building with a single leap, faster than a flying bullet, stronger than a locomotive, and even an exploding bomb could not penetrate Through his hard skin, Clark soon decided to use his godlike powers to benefit mankind, and thus was born - Superman!"

"This hero vowed to use his power to help those in need..."

Limited by the length of the four-panel comic, the content of the comic is not complicated.

In the first chapter, he briefly described the birth of Superman, especially in the last frame, Colin also tried to explain the source of Clark's power in a 'scientific' way.

This specious 'scientific' explanation, in the eyes of professional scientists, may not be right.

However, for readers, it has produced an extremely effective persuasion, allowing them to better accept the setting of Superman in the comics.

Flip the newspaper down, and then the content of the second issue of "Superman" is also presented in front of the readers.

In this sentence, the power of the superhero Superman is more clearly shown. When seeing him easily lift a car high and save the passengers in the car, even the readers who originally complained about the comics Can't help but sigh.

This kind of superhero setting, for readers of this era, is simply a groundbreaking existence.

In particular, it is different from many comics serialized in newspapers currently on the market.

The background of Superman's story does not take place in a distant fantasy world, but a modern city - Metropolis (metropolis).

This city is the same as any other big city, with well-dressed gentlemen and hard-working blue-collars; criminal gangs, policemen and soldiers...

It is almost a portrayal of the real world, and it gives readers a great sense of substitution, as if Superman exists in the world they live in.

"What, Superman is so powerful that he can lift a car!"

"Such a thick iron chain, Superman can break it with just one hand..."

Different from the plots of comics serialized on the market, where the protagonist encounters a crisis and then breaks through the narrative technique, the power of Superman in the comics is absolutely invincible, a powerful existence like a god.

Therefore, the plots of comics are often dangerous situations for ordinary people in reality, but they are easily resolved by Superman when they fall into the hands of Superman.

Three chapters in a row are serialized, giving readers of comics a sense of joy.

When seeing Superman solve a crisis and rescue a beautiful female reporter named Louise Lane, readers are imagining what will happen to Superman and this female reporter next, flipping through it with anticipation The newspaper in his hand, but found that this was already the last page of the Courier.

Printed on the back of the newspaper is a cover image of Superman wearing tights and a cape with a shield-shaped S logo on his chest, holding a car high above his head.

Limited by the black and white printing of newspapers, the Superman cover on the page has no color.

However, looking at the man holding up the car in the newspaper, the reader has a completely different feeling in his heart at this moment.

"Why don't you serialize more "Superman" content!"

In the end, the content of the complaint also changed from why there were so few comics serialized in the first place.

The discussions triggered by the comics did not just happen to the readers of this "Courier".

The setting of aliens, superpowers, and superheroes has successfully attracted the hearts of readers and produced a chain effect.

After all, compared with the content of previous newspapers and magazines, the plot of "Superman" comics has a wider audience, so the promotion effect on newspapers is even greater.In this world, after all, there are only a few people with extreme hatred, and most people still like to watch some normal content.

With the help of the discussion caused by the comics, the distribution and sales volume of "The Courier" has successfully exceeded tens of thousands of copies, and this is just the beginning.

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