American manga: I drew Superman in the Great Depression

Because of the large-scale publication of "Yellow Child Comics".

The World Journal sponsored by Pulitzer was once called the "yellow kid's newspaper," but later the name was simplified and became a "yellow newspaper."

At the same time, the proper noun "yellow kid news" was eventually abbreviated to "yellow news".

It is also known to the public in later generations as the source of yellow journalism.

Although, in the later stages of the yellow journalism competition, with Pulitzer's own boredom and the resistance of citizen groups, the World Journal took advantage of the opportunity to transform into a more serious newspaper, and the New York News declined as a result, and has never recovered since.

As the representative of "yellow journalism", the yellow kid has gradually disappeared from people's sight as the era of yellow journalism has come to an end.

It is said that the Yellow Child last appeared in a cartoon about hair conditioner on January 23, 1898.

On May 1, 1898, the Yellow Child became a major feature of the comic strip "Casey's Children's Coin Museum," a satirical cartoon in which his image was very ridiculous: an old man with a big beard and a bald head.

Son, wearing a green pajamas, with the words: "Oh! I am old enough to collect!"

The era of ‘yellow journalism’ has been in decline for so long that many people have forgotten what it once represented and its connection with World Journal.

However, Colin made readers remember all this again through the latest "Superman" comic strip serialized in "The Courier".

In particular, with the help of the newspaper's newly purchased color rotary printing press, the color of the era represented by the yellow child was clearly presented in the comic story, forming a sharp contrast with the red cape behind Superman.

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At the same time, Colin used the yellow on the yellow child to allude to the copycat Superman in the latest comic series "Super Soldier" published by World Daily.

At the end of the comic, Superman, representing "The Courier Daily," defeated the mastermind behind "Metropolitan World" that caused chaos in the metropolis with one punch. Looking at the 'yellow kid' on the ground covering his cheek, Superman said: "Your time has passed.

It’s over, sir, the impostor can never defeat the real Superman!”

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The latest issue of "The Courier"'s "Superman" comic has become the talk of the town in New York.

People not only discussed the colorization of newspapers, but also talked about the fight between Superman and the "Yellow Kid" in the comics.

Although the era of ‘yellow journalism’ has come to an end, the new wave of the ‘era of yellow tabloids’ has lasted for a full decade.

Since the 1920s, that absurd, grotesque, crazy and noisy era has left a deep impression on people. If it were not for the occurrence of the Great Depression, the problems of hunger, crime and unemployment have become the top priority for the people, making

People instinctively resented and resisted the lavish reporting style of yellow tabloids.

Or maybe the new wave of the ‘tabloid era’ will last even longer.

It is precisely because of the history of ‘yellow journalism’ and the ‘yellow tabloid era’.

Therefore, whether readers have experienced the original "yellow journalism" or have passed through the current "yellow tabloid era", when they see the plot of "Yellow News in the Courier", they will have a sense of empathy. People use this

Following the plot of "Superman" in the comic, we began to discuss all kinds of absurd news content in the "tabloid era".

That crazy and absurd era made people in the Great Depression yearn for it.

Because those were also the golden twenty years of the United States, the glorious "era of filial piety."

From a debtor country before the war to a creditor country, a strong construction boom has set off, and a large amount of capital has been invested in infrastructure construction. Although the people at the bottom are still very poor, more people have improved their lives and are living a moderately prosperous life.

life, or become richer than ever before.

In that era, flowers bloomed everywhere from the Alps to the West Coast of the United States. The huge wave of technology washed over Europe, and half of the world's wealth was gathered in the United States. Highways and railways were built across the east and west of the United States, and cars, televisions

Daily necessities such as machines and refrigerators have entered thousands of households.

In 1920, commercial radio was born in Pittsburgh, USA. More than 12 million households had radios. Massive information was transmitted on the move, and many business models were born. The number of urban residents in the United States exceeded that of rural areas, and white-collar workers appeared in skyscrapers. Men lifted briefcases

, women pursue knee-length straight skirts. They all have several credit cards, and installment payments are popular across the country.

At night, jazz music flows from the transistors, repeatedly talking about the elegance and glitz of the prosperous age. The urban neon lights are like an endless jungle, and on the huge posters, the girl encourages every family to buy two cars. Living in such a dreamy era,

People always have inexplicable self-confidence, everyone is imagining a future with infinite technological advancement, and consumption upgrades are being discussed everywhere.

At that time, the amount of electricity generated in the United States increased sevenfold, and telephone lines stretched across the North American continent.

Before the "Era of Pao Xiao" began, cars were still luxury goods, but by 1927, Ford had sold 15 million cars. In 1927, Americans flew across the Atlantic for the first time in a plane. The next year, the tallest building in the world at the time was built.

Construction of the Lesler Building began in New York. Although domestic debt was complicated, U.S. overseas investment averaged US$1.1 billion per year from 1925 to 1928, equivalent to US$100 billion today.

In 1928, when President Hoover, who was not hated at that time, came to power, he said: We are on the eve of a decisive victory in the war on poverty, and slums will disappear from the United States.

At that time, Hoover proudly declared: "With God's help, we will soon see that the day is ahead when poverty will be driven out of this country." And his deeply popular "one pot in every house"

The promise of "a chicken, two cars in the garage" spread like wildfire across the country. In his inauguration speech, he also said: "The fruits of our achievements are solid and reliable, and no country can surpass them."

In the summer of 1929, there was singing and dancing everywhere in the United States.

The stock market's bull market for several consecutive years reflects Americans' longing for a better future. General Motors' stock rose from 268 to 391, and U.S. Steel's stock also rose from 165 to 258. When people meet, they only talk about stocks, never

Something else.

September 3, 1929 was the glorious peak of the U.S. stock market: the Dow Jones Industrial Index reached 386.10 points, and the trading volume for the whole day was 4.44 million shares, an increase of 504% from the lowest point on August 24, 1921. The United States

The Finance Minister told the public: The climax of prosperity will never end.

Economists say that U.S. stock prices are already on eternal high ground.

until……

October 29, 1929, the arrival of Black Tuesday.

The Great Depression also began.

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