American comics: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Jingle bells, jingle bells—

"Hello, this is the Daily Bugle. What do you have to say..."

"Quickly, let the live broadcast truck leave for Fifth Avenue. Witnesses found traces of suspected members of the Thunder Agents there..."

"There is a fire in a building in Manhattan. Send a reporter to the scene immediately to cover the situation!"

The Daily Bugle, Second Avenue and 39th Street, New York.

The news industry building, which is as high as the 46th floor, is full of people.

Inside the newspaper office, the staff of "Daily Bugle" were busy and had a little bit of anxiety or uneasiness on their faces.

The news that the newspaper is about to be acquired has spread a lot, and the silent reaction of J. Jonah Jameson, the founder and owner of the Daily Bugle, further proves the authenticity of this rumor.

After all, based on everyone’s understanding of bosses in the past, Jameson is not someone who is easily subdued.

Therefore, in the face of the rumors circulating in newspapers today, the only reason for silence is the authenticity of the rumors.

With the fact that the acquisition rumors have been acquiesced, everyone in the Daily Bugle now knows that the newspaper's acquisition is a destined outcome.

The difference may just be the timing and the target of the acquisition.

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"...So, Mr. Wilson, can you tell me the reasons for running for mayor this time? We all know that you are already a successful businessman, but mayor, especially the mayor of New York City?"

In the studio, the veteran reporter of the newspaper, Ben Yurich, was conducting interviews.

He glanced down at the question card in his hand, then raised his head and asked the tall man sitting on the sofa opposite: "Are you really ready?"

"certainly."

On the sofa, Wilson Fisk or Kingpin casually adjusted the slightly skewed lapel pin at the collar of his white suit, while smiling and nodding towards the camera in front of him and giving a positive answer.

The campaign image designed by a professional campaign team after discussion, alleviated to the greatest extent the feeling of oppression caused by Kingpin's huge body. In addition, the good public image he has cultivated for a long time made him quickly become popular once he announced the news of his campaign. Become one of the popular candidates in this New York City mayoral election.

Even in a new round of polls jointly conducted by the Daily Bugle and Emerson College not long ago, Kingpin, a businessman, received an approval rating of 19%, which was higher than his score in the same poll last week. More than doubled, ranking second among the candidates.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why Kingpin’s polls have risen rapidly in a short period of time is not only due to the good image he has maintained for a long time, but also because of the sexual harassment scandal that was recently exposed by the former New York City Cleaning Department Director. One of the main reasons is that those voters who were disappointed with the Director of the Cleaning Bureau turned angrily and chose to support Kingpin, which caused his rapid rise in the polls in just one week and became one of the popular candidates in the New York City mayoral election. one.

"As for why you asked me to run for mayor..."

In the studio, the interview continues.

Kingpin glanced down at the reporter in the anchor position, deliberately leaned forward slightly, and at the same time lowered his voice and said: "You know, Benyurich, my childhood experience was not good. In the days since I can remember, , every day is accompanied by shootings and gang fights, and even my father eventually died on the streets in gang fights..."

"... Such a childhood gave me a huge impact and gave me a deeper understanding of the social law of the jungle. From then on, I had the idea of ​​changing my life. I didn't want to one day My ending was to repeat my father's future, so I worked hard to change, and finally started from scratch with my own hands, and successfully created my own 'business empire'..."

In front of reporter Ben Yurich, Jin recounted his entrepreneurial experience that had been beautified and deleted by the campaign team, successfully attracting everyone in the studio, and then he changed the subject and guided the content to On top of his own campaign proposition: “It is precisely because of such a childhood that I have a deeper understanding of the darkness of New York City. I grew up there and clearly understand the crime problem in New York City and that our police system needs to be better. Strong reforms, rather than relying on so-called 'vigilantes' to protect..."

"Oh, Mr. Wilson, you don't seem to support the superhero culture that is prevalent in New York City today?"

From Jin Bin's interview, Benyurich smelled the news and immediately asked questions without hesitation.

Noticing the glinting look of inquiry in Benyurich's eyes, Kingpin secretly sneered, but on the surface he still cooperated and replied: "You misunderstood me, Benyurich, I am not against all supers." Heroes, in fact, are registered superhero groups like the Thunderbolts. Although they appear to be superheroes, they are actually still under the control of the federal government. What I object to are those who fight against Civilian 'vigilantes' who wear the name of 'superhero' but are unwilling to accept registration and supervision are one of the main factors leading to the rising crime rate in New York City in recent years..."

The twenty-minute live television interview ended successfully, and Banyurich took the initiative to extend his hand to Kingpin in front of him.

"Mr. Wilson, I look forward to the day you become mayor."

"Thanks, Benyurich."

Stretching out his thick and broad palm and shaking hands with the reporter, Kim Byung accepted the blessing with a smile.

"I also look forward to that day."

...

At the same time, the fire scene was filled with thick smoke.

Screams mixed with the urgent alarm of the fire truck were clearly presented to the audience in front of the TV through the camera shooting at the scene.

"...You can see that the firefighters are trying to control the situation at the scene and try to prevent the fire from spreading further..."

"At present, the cause of this disaster is still unknown, but according to the residents who escaped from the fire scene, the fire seemed to have initially occurred on the top floor of the residential building. When many residents heard the cries for help, the fire had already spread from the top floor. It can be seen how fast the fire spreads. Now we can only pray that the firefighters can successfully rescue the victims who are still trapped in the building..."

"...The above is the latest report from Colin Luper, a reporter from the Daily Bugle, at the fire scene!"

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