American manga: I drew Superman in the Great Depression

【Bronze Mark(14/100)】

【Faith(1688/10000)】

In the afternoon, Colin in the Courier newspaper office saw that the word "faith" in the text had increased significantly.

Apparently, it was the result of Courier Comics being sold at newsstands.

Of course, there may be one or two influences from old newspapers mixed in.

"...Quick, Colin, let the factory print another 10,000, no, 20,000 copies of "Messenger Comics"!"

Pushing open the door of the Courier Newspaper Office, Harry Donnerfield shouted to Colin in an excited tone.

Since yesterday, he has been watching the printing progress of "Messenger Comics" in the factory.

After the printed comic books were loaded into the newspaper delivery truck, they rushed non-stop to newsstands around New York City.

I stayed at several newsstands to confirm the distribution status of "The Courier Comics".

Although, the distribution situation of "Messenger Comics" is slightly different in different newsstands.

Overall, the sales of the comics were better than Harry originally expected, no, it should be said that it was better than expected.

For Harry Donnerfield, who started out by publishing pulp magazines for a long time, it was really difficult for him to understand why some people were so obsessed with the comic characters printed in the picture books.

However, this does not prevent him from being excited about the success of "Messenger Comics".

"How can 20,000 volumes be enough?"

A little later than Harry, he returned to the newspaper office.

Hearing the conversation between his friend and partner and Colin, Jack couldn't help but shook his head and said: "One hundred thousand copies. I have asked the factory to print another 100,000 copies of "Messenger Comics" overnight and put them into more newsstands in New York City for distribution.

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"One hundred thousand copies?"

After hearing Jack's words, Harry's originally excited expression calmed down a little, and he said hesitantly: "Isn't this too much? Once..."

Harry's worries are not unreasonable.

Although, "Courier Comics" is in good circulation in major newsstands.

But after all, it is just the first issue, and without any accumulation of previous work, an additional 100,000 copies of the picture album will be printed at once. If any problems occur during this period, the loss will not be a small sum for the newspaper.

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"The audience of "The Courier Comics" is larger than you think. Don't ignore the readers who have followed the "Superman" serialization in the "Messenger". They are loyal audiences of the "Superman" comics."

Faced with Harry's doubts, Jack Leibovitz was particularly persistent.

He firmly believes that the potential of "Messenger Comics" has not yet fully exploded. Once these readers flock to newsstands, the sales of "Messenger Comics" will once again usher in a wave of explosive growth, and the ten they have previously printed will

Tens of thousands of comics are simply not enough to meet market demand.

In the newspaper office, Harry and Jack were watching a heated argument in front of them.

Little John thought silently in his heart. The selling price of 10 cents was still a large expense even for him.

But, if it's for "Superman".

He would rather skip a meal than spend money to buy a book.

After all, this is a new color version of "Superman", and you can see a clearer image of Superman here than in the "Courier" serialization.

Here, Little John was struggling in his mind whether he could use his position to get a copy of "Messenger Comics" from his boss.

On the other side, Harry and Jack had stopped arguing and turned their attention to Colin at the desk.

The two of them knew very well that although they were invited by Colin to join the newspaper in the name of cooperation.

But in fact, the person who can really make the final decision is Colin himself.

"A hundred thousand copies?"

Feeling the gazes from the newspaper office, Colin's face showed a thoughtful expression.

He took a look at the [Faith] that continued to grow in the text, and made a decision in his heart.

"Since the release of "Messenger Comics" has gone smoothly, as a publisher, we naturally have no reason to back down. On this point, I agree with Jack. The potential of "Messenger Comics" has not yet fully exploded. Only 100,000 copies have been printed.

The number of publications is not enough to meet the market demand. I am confident in the prospects of the comics market, so..."

"Inform the factory to print an additional 200,000 copies of "The Courier Comics."

"Two hundred thousand copies?!"

Colin's decision obviously exceeded the expectations of everyone in the newspaper office.

Even Jack, who initially requested 100,000 copies, did not expect that Colin not only agreed to his request, but even doubled the amount.

"Is two hundred thousand copies too much? Maybe we can try to print an additional 100,000 copies first to test the market's reaction, and then make adjustments to the printing quantity of the next issue of "Messenger Comics" based on the distribution status of the first issue.

Adjustment?"

Looking at each other with partner Harry, Jack reversed his previous behavior and persuaded Colin.

In any case, printing an additional 200,000 copies is still a bit exaggerated.

Quietly listening to Jack's words, Colin was not worried about this.

If he remembered correctly.

Initially, "Action Comics", which serialized "Superman", soared from the first issue. The first issue sold a full 200,000 copies, and the subsequent seventh issue of the comic sold out in one month.

The volume reached 500,000 copies, ushering in the golden age of American comics at that time.

There are such precedents as a basis, as well as the increase in the value of [Faith] in the characters in the eyes.

Colin is naturally confident about the sales of the "Messenger Comics" in his hands.

Seeing Colin's resolute attitude, Harry and Jack said nothing more. They passed Colin's request to the factory that printed "The Courier Comics" with trepidation.

Faced with this order of 200,000 copies, the factory was naturally overjoyed.

The four-color printing press in the factory started printing and coloring work around the clock, and the factory worked overtime to print "The Courier Comics".

At the same time, the deliveryman's truck visited newsstands all over New York City.

The reprinted "Messenger Comics" was sent to the hands of these newsstand owners. With the successful experience of the previous edition, the newsstand owners showed great enthusiasm for the reprinted version of "Messenger Comics" this time.

With such enthusiasm, many newsstands bought more comics than before.

One of the newsstands with the largest number of purchases bought five hundred copies of "Messenger Comics", and the cover of Superman occupied all the shelves in front of the newsstand.

The even more exaggerated news came from a deliveryman in a downtown area.

It is said that a newsstand owner there got into a fight with another newsstand owner over the Courier Comics.