American manga: I drew Superman in the Great Depression

"...Clyde, a vicious gunman, breaks out of prison by breaking off his pinky finger and tricking a judge into escaping from prison."

Isn't this the male and female thief - Clyde in Bonnie and Clyde?

Opening the envelope in his hand, Colin scanned the content on the comic page, silently complained in his mind, and jotted it down.

Contrary to what Little John and others feared, there were quite a few letters on the table.

But Colin's handling was obviously much easier than that of Little John and others.

In the real world, although the unlocked [Super Brain Power] is still in a suppressed state, it has greatly improved his work efficiency.

For ordinary people, it might take three or four minutes to process a letter, but in Colin's hands, it only took a dozen seconds to complete the classification.

As a result, the working time of him and Little John was naturally greatly expanded.

Opening a letter from a reader with ease, Colin scanned the contents of the comic and immediately gave the answer with his [super brain power] running.

While dealing with the small mountain of letters on the table, Colin still had enough time to think about the plot of the latest issue of the "Superman" comic. In fact, from the letters he opened in front of him, he had already seen a lot of good things.

The creative design may be used in future comic characters.

Just like that, amidst the rustling sound of envelopes.

Inside the newspaper office, an hour passed quietly.

Colin stopped flipping through the letters in his hand and reached out to rub his temples to relieve the fatigue caused by using [Super Brain Power] for a long time.

He picked up the cold coffee in front of him and drank the richness and bitterness in the cup.

Colin let out a breath and glanced at the dense content recorded on the manuscript paper in front of him.

Although it has been expected that the launch of the second issue of "Messenger Comics" will cause a lot of enthusiasm.

However, the number of letters from readers still exceeded his expectations.

Colin obviously underestimated the popularity of "Superman" during the entertainment-starved era of the Great Depression.

"Sir, this is the last batch of letters from readers about the character's design and name."

Holding the manuscript paper that I just sorted out in my hand,

Little John sent him to Colin.

With Harry's help, Little John's work efficiency has significantly improved.

One of the two was responsible for opening the letter and the other was taking notes. On the contrary, it was much faster than before when Little John worked alone.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Taking the manuscript paper from Little John's hand, Colin thanked him casually.

I lowered my head and was about to read through the contents recorded above to see if there were any suitable settings for serialization in the newspaper. [Super Hearing] heard footsteps coming from outside the door.

Stopping what he was doing, Colin raised his head and looked at the door of the newspaper office.

A few seconds later, a man carrying a suitcase walked in.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Colin Looper here?"

…

"Roy? Disney?"

Inside the Courier newspaper office.

Colin looked at the man in front of him who called himself Roy Disney, with a somewhat surprised expression on his face.

Not long ago, he saw the news in the newspaper about Walt Disney's plan to produce color animation. Unexpectedly, the other party came to him now.

Could it be that in this era, Disney's strongest legal department has already taken shape?

To be honest, Roy Disney's reason for finding him was simply because of the "Mickey-like" toy soldier that appeared in the "Courier" serial before.

Frowning secretly, Colin did not expect that Disney would make a special trip to New York to find him just for an inconspicuous scene in a comic.

Although Roy Disney is not as famous as his younger brother, Walt Disney.

But his arrival more or less shows Disney's wishes.

But, in this era.

Walt Disney Studios was far from developing into the behemoth that it would be in later generations. Therefore, Roy's arrival only surprised Colin, but did not flinch or scare him.

If you really want to talk about it, the Courier Newspaper, which has established a foothold in New York with "Superman", and Walt Disney Studios, which has just become famous with Mickey Mouse, are not without the ability to compete.

"Before talking about the purpose of my coming to New York..."

It's not clear what Colin was thinking in his heart at the moment.

Roy took a look at the layout of the Courier newspaper office, especially the envelopes that could be seen everywhere in the newspaper office. After staying for a while, he took out a copy of the Courier newspaper from his suitcase and handed it to Colin.

"I think you will be familiar with this newspaper, Mr. Colin Looper."

Sure enough, it's because of the serialized content.

Seeing the "Courier" handed over from Roy, a hint of understanding flashed in Colin's eyes.

"certainly."

On the surface, he still nodded calmly.

The big headline "The Courier" was printed on the newspaper, so he couldn't help but deny it.

"However, the distribution area of ​​"The Courier" is only in New York City. Roy, Mr. Disney, where did you get this newspaper?"

As he said that, Colin's face showed just the right amount of surprise, and he asked Roy in front of him.

"From a good friend of mine."

He casually explained how he got the newspaper.

Roy Disney flipped the Courier in front of him and turned the comic to the page where Mickey Mouse appeared.

"To be honest, when I saw the serialization of the comic in the newspaper, I showed it to my brother Walt as soon as possible. Both of us were a little surprised by the appearance of Mickey in the comic."

"about this point……"

After hearing what Roy Disney said, Colin thought about it and was about to tell the other party that the Mickey that appeared in the comics was not the Mickey they thought, but was just "similar".

"...The main purpose of this visit is to talk to the newspaper about cooperation between Mickey and Superman."

Colin: "Why does this sound so familiar?"

Harry Donnerfield: "Why does this sound so familiar?"

However, the next second, the content of Roy's words came out.

But Colin stopped talking: "Ever since the animation "Steamboat Willie" came out, I have fallen in love with the image of Mickey. I believe this animated character can whistle, and his expressions and body language are lifelike.

It will definitely become a classic in the history of American animation in the future."

"If Walt hears your compliment, he will definitely be happy about it, Mr. Colin Looper."

"In fact, he was also full of praise for the "Superman" comics you serialized in the "Courier" and thought it was a very excellent work."

"It's a pity that due to the production of Disney animation, Walt can't come to New York to meet you in person."