Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 62 Reader Interaction

For the fact that the publishing house was acquired.

Harry's attitude has also changed from resistance at the beginning, to acceptance, and now to rejoicing.

As Jack said before, they are just one of many unlucky publishers.

Even if Ke Lin hadn't approached them at the time, there would have been other publishers instead.

In the Great Depression, there was no shortage of bankrupt publishers.

For a little money, these guys are happy to work for each other.

"So, what's the print run for the new issue of Courier Comics?"

Putting away the thoughts in his mind, Harry looked at Colin in front of him and tentatively asked.

"Five million copies."

Facing Harry's question, Colin replied straightforwardly.

"Only 30 copies are printed, isn't it a little too little?"

Hearing the quantity given by Colin, the expression on Harry's face was a bit astonished, and he couldn't help saying: "Last month, we sold almost 30 copies of comic books in the first issue of "Messenger Comics". The number of pirated copies may have already exceeded 40 copies. Such a huge number of distributions has fully proved the potential of "Messenger Comics". Even if the new issue of "Messenger Comics" does not print 50 copies, forty, not 35 The number of ten thousand copies is also a matter of course."

At the beginning, Harry thought that Colin's approach of directly printing 20 copies was too radical, but now he felt that he was a little too conservative.

The market has fully proved that the huge potential behind "Messenger Comics" is now the time to take advantage of the victory.

Quietly, listen to Harry's analysis.

There is no doubt that the other party's perception is not very wrong.

In fact, even without mentioning it, Colin knows that 30 copies is far from the limit of "Messenger Comics".

On the premise of knowing all this, he still chooses to print only 30 copies of comic books, of course he has his own reasons.

"In addition to reprinting the three chapters that were serialized on the "Messenger" in the new issue of "Messenger Comics", I also plan to add a link to interact with readers on the last page of the comics. On that page, I will Create a new villain, as long as readers who buy "Messenger Comics" can participate in this activity with the content of the last page of the comic."

"Readers who buy a new issue of "Messenger Comics" can cut out that page of comics and leave the name of the villain and the background of the story on it. Once selected, the villain created by the readers will appear in the latest issue of "Messenger Comics" The Courier-Journal's Superman comic."

In this era when newspaper serial comics are transitioning to comic books, Ke Lin said that the concept of "interaction with readers" is undoubtedly a very progressive idea.

Even Harry Donnelfield, a well-informed publisher, couldn't help but marvel.

"So, your purpose is to fight those pirate dealers?"

At the same time, he also noticed the meaning behind this move.

As mentioned earlier, the quality of the Messenger Comics printed by pirates is generally not comparable to that of the original.

And Ke Lin's move not only increased the topicality of comics, but also indirectly attacked the problem of piracy.

Once these readers find that the pirated "Messenger Comics" they bought cannot participate in the activities, they will naturally reduce or simply abandon the purchase of "Messenger Comics" in the hands of pirates.

"That's just one of the purposes."

Did not deny Harry's guess, Colin admitted it frankly.

Although, he had comforted himself on the issue of piracy before.

But if there is a chance to crack down on pirates, Ke Lin will naturally not be relentless.

With the harvest of [Faith], although he will not lose money and money in the matter of piracy.

As an adult, he always wants people and doesn't keep money.

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The number of print issues of "Messenger Comics" is finalized.

The factory immediately started printing work in full swing. In order to ensure the quality of the finished product of the new issue of comics, Harry stayed in the printing factory almost 24 hours a day.

On the other hand, Jack took the first issue of "Messenger Comics" to the states near New York City to expand sales.

Two publishers, committed wholeheartedly to Courier Comics, wanted to turn it into a new genre publication with an independent readership.

Here, Colin's serial comics in the "Courier" did not stop there.

Wednesday morning.

The latest issue of the Superman comic is fresh out.

Soon, through the hands of newsboys, it fell into the hands of readers who couldn't wait in the streets and alleys of New York City.

In the new issue of the manga plot, a brand new villain appears.

Toyman, a guy who invents all kinds of weird toys and confronts Superman.

At the beginning of the manga, the toy man who just appeared on the stage has not revealed his identity. He is low-key and modest, even when he is cursed by passers-by. The cowardly good man guesses the direction of the next story, it may be the story of the toy man being rescued by Superman after being in danger.

However, the subsequent development of the comics was far beyond the readers' expectations.

After returning home, the originally gentle and even cowardly toy man immediately tore off his kind camouflage, revealing his evil and crazy nature.

Controlling the toy he invented, he took revenge on passers-by who cursed him, and the funny-looking toy monkey launched a fatal attack on him.Just when the passers-by were in crisis, Superman appeared, rescued the passers-by who was attacked, and smashed the toy monkey to pieces.

Although Superman's move saved the passers-by, it also completely angered the toy man.

He resents Superman for being nosy, why he didn't show up when he was cursed before, but then he shows up again when he retaliates, destroying his invented toy.

In the sequel, Toyman takes control of his own army of toys and uses the evil toy ray to turn everything in Metropolis into a toy.When hit by a toy ray, both buildings and people will turn into toys.Facing the crisis encountered by the metropolis, Superman appeared again and successfully rescued those who were about to be swept by the rays.

Seeing that the situation is not good, the toy man hides himself among the army of many toys, trying to confuse Superman's sight and escape.At the critical moment, Superman showed his perspective ability, saw through the disguise of the toy man, and caught the toy man out of the numerous toy army.

In the end, Superman destroyed the toy man's toy ray, and all people and things affected by the ray returned to their original state, and the toy man died in the explosion of his toy army.

(End of this chapter)