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Comic Strip Super Powers
1,583 wordsSuperman: The History of the Man of Steel Sixty six years ago in Cleveland, Ohio two teenagers named Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster came up with this idea of a hero. This hero is now world renowned as a staple in the world of comic books. He was the first of his kind and has a long list of followers. This hero was Superman. Ever since that summer night in 1934 when Superman crept into the mind of Jerry Siegel, he has been changing ever so slightly into the masterpiece of a hero he is today. The hi...
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Comic Books Influence Children
578 wordsComic books are cheap entertainment that trash the minds of our children. How often have I earned this. And Ive disagreed with it every single time. If people were willing to go beyond that old stereotype, they would see that comic books are not that much different from other books. The thing is, as for many books, to choose wisely the ones we let our children read. Thus, you will see that comic books arent so bad. First, let us all remember that the authors, regardless of what type of writing t...
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Motion Pictures Comic Book
1,136 wordsComics: Books Vs. Motion Picture Since the appearances of the first comic book, in 1895, people have tried to make them more lifelike. People in the comic industry are bombarded with overpowering demands from fans who wish for better and better books. Trying to comply with those demands the industry started to make motion picture of popular books. With the invention of motion pictures, fans could watch their favorite characters in live action instead of drawn on paper. Live action motion picture...
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World War Ii Turn Of The Century
3,579 wordsComics: In the Beginning The modern comic, as we know it, began in Joseph Pulitzer's New York World on February 17, 1895. The comic, drawn by Richard F. Outcault, was based on the life of Mickey Dugan, an Irish immigrant child in the city. Although the strip had no name, people have dubbed it the Yellow Kid because the nightshirt worn by Mickey Dugan was the projection for an experiment in yellow ink by the newspaper. Eventually the comic came to be known as Hogans Alley. Soon comics were recogn...
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