Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 319 Wonder Woman
"Outside the number, outside the number!"

"At seven o'clock tonight, CBS Radio will broadcast the TV series "One Day in New York" live on TV..."

Times Square in the morning.

Spring in New York is very warm. Although it is connected with winter, it does not mean cold at all.

Starting from March, the temperature will gradually rise, accompanied by lingering rain,

Damp shrouded square.

In the line of receiving free relief, the people wrapped in old coats kept moving forward in the streets full of puddles.

The winding line had no end in sight, but the expressions on most people's faces were mainly numbness.

Although a new president has been replaced, their lives do not seem to have changed much.

In 1883, the New York Metropolitan Opera moved to the intersection of Broadway and 40th Street, which led to the vigorous development of theaters and restaurants. The abyss of depression.

The advent of the Great Depression changed the atmosphere of Times Square even more.

Today, the entire square is full of chaos and corruption.

There are places for pornographic performances everywhere near the intersection, gorgeously dressed women chuckle as they pass by the line. It is full of all kinds of landmarks related to New York to attract business from tourists from other places.

On both sides of the street, newsboys passed by the team waving the "Courier Welt" in their hands. Hearing the slogans shouted by the newsboys, the expressions in the eyes of the people queuing in the team changed slightly.

"TV series, what is that?"

For the people of this era, TV dramas are still an unheard of concept.

"What is a TV?"

Despite the vigorous publicity of Colin and RCA, many people still don't know the existence of TV sets.

Just like decades ago, no one knew about radio.

"Give me a newspaper."

At the side of the square, he reached out his hand from the car to stop the newspaper boy, and the pedestrian took out a two-cent coin from his pocket and handed it to him, then asked curiously.

"Son, what is a TV show?"

After receiving the change, he handed a folded newspaper to the other party. The newsboy pulled the rope on his body and replied: "It's a program broadcast on TV. It is said that it is a program similar to CBS radio, movies and radio dramas, but it is Play it on TV..."

"The TV, that means I can't see it."

Hearing the newsboy's reply, the pedestrian couldn't help shaking his head in disappointment.

TV is not something he can afford. It is said that the price of one TV is enough to buy several radios.

Muttering something softly in his mouth, the pedestrian put away his curiosity about the TV series, and returned his attention to the newspaper in his hand.

Although he can't watch the TV series, he still has at least the serial comics on the "Messenger Welt" to read.

"Sir, if you'd like to see the show mentioned in the Courier Welt, maybe you can come back to Times Square later."

Hearing the sigh of the passenger in the car, the newsboy grabbed the rope on his body, lowered his voice, and told the other party the news he got in a mysterious tone.

"It is said that Mr. Colin Luper specially prepared a TV for those who can't watch the TV series, and he broadcast live in Times Square."

"Thank you, son."

Hearing the news told by the newsboy, the pedestrians in the car couldn't help showing surprise expressions on their faces, and took out another coin from their pockets as the newsboy's reward.

"Evening?"

Watching the back of the newsboy leaving, the passer-by muttered something before turning his eyes back to the newspaper in his hand.

However, flipping through the "Courier Welt" in his hand, the expression on the pedestrian's face suddenly became a little weird.

Originally, on the next page of the newspaper, the news of the live TV series in Times Square was clearly reported, and even the special preview of the TV series was placed on it. Readers of the Courier Welt know it all.

Although a little absurd in his heart, it is impossible for the man to chase after me for a mere penny.

Shaking his head helplessly, he continued to flip through the newspaper in his hand. After this period of development, "The Courier World" has become a newspaper that most New Yorkers will read, and one of the important reasons why they are willing to buy newspapers is that The "Superman" serialization above.

As the story of Superman continues to develop, today's readers already have a full understanding of this superhero.

This is certainly a good thing, and it represents that the image of Superman is becoming more and more popular, but at the same time, on the other hand, it also creates a certain degree of problems.

That is, readers are no longer satisfied with simple Superman stories, they want to see more things related to Superman.

In order to meet this, Colin also began to expand the world of Superman.

And Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman) was born under this situation, as the third superhero to appear in the serial comics, and the first female superhero.

The appearance of Wonder Woman naturally attracted readers' strong curiosity.

The first episode of this story is about a woman with magical powers suddenly appearing in the metropolis. She calls herself Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman) Diana, the princess of Amazon, and the purpose of coming here It is to defeat Ares, the god of war, and to come out for peace.

Wonder Woman is the first main theme female superhero in the history of comics. It is an important milestone in the history of American comics and has become a representative of female superheroes.

But if you delve into the history of the birth of this female superhero, you will find that the birth of this character is actually full of various erotic elements.

This is directly related to the original designer of the role of Wonder Woman.

The author of Wonder Woman, Professor William Moulton Marston, is a professor of psychology and the inventor of the lie detector. He once taught at Harvard, but was later dismissed because of his private life.

It is also based on this that the original "Wonder Woman" comics are full of elements similar to SM culture such as binding and whipping.This has caused the books of Wonder Woman to be circulated on the market, and they were accused of being unhealthy and destroyed in large numbers.

But in this regard, Professor Marston's attitude is "resolutely not to change".

Those symbols that are "abnormal and disgusting" in the eyes of others are the most beautiful love in his eyes.

As for the reason, because it has something to do with his own love experience, in addition to the inventor of the lie detector, doctor of psychology, he is also a BDSM lover with two long-term partners.

That's right, two, one is his real wife Elizabeth.

The other was Oliver, a student during his university teaching.

It can be seen from this that the prototype of Wonder Woman's representative weapon, the Lasso of Mantra, is actually self-evident.

Of course, the Wonder Woman who appeared in Colin's pen is naturally not the blatant superhero full of various suggestive elements originally designed by Marston.Her image is closer to the face of the Wonder Woman known to the public in later generations, an Amazonian princess who came to the metropolis from the paradise island of the Amazon and is simply ignorant of the world.

As a superman-based comic, the birth of a female superhero naturally attracted a lot of curiosity from readers.

In the story of Diana's first appearance, the Wonder Woman also came into contact with Superman for the first time. The scene of the two superheroes fighting was called a classic in the history of superhero comics by later readers.

It is a milestone in the history of American comics.

Although, in fact, in terms of the story, the battle this time is not complicated. It's just that Superman discovered Wonder Woman in the Metropolis and fought with Dikai, a subordinate sent by Ares. When Diana easily defeated her opponent, she found that the The story of Superman who mistook the opponent for Ares and then attacked.

During the battle, Diana was bestowed with different talents by the twelve main gods from Olympus, which also appeared for the first time.

Even when readers saw these powerful talents, they were worried for a while whether Superman would be defeated by the new Wonder Woman.

Of course, as a result, it is naturally impossible for such a thing to happen.

At the end of this comic, Superman told the truth under Wonder Woman's mantra lasso. When Diana found out that she had misunderstood Superman, she immediately stopped her attack and confided to him that she came to the University. The real purpose of the city is to find and defeat Ares.

Such a God of War hidden in the world is trying to start a new war on the earth, and the purpose of Wonder Woman's appearance here is to prevent Ares' conspiracy, but the other party hides too deeply to be discovered at all.

Superman: "I just happen to know a guy who is the greatest detective in the world."

Hearing this, Superman smiled and said to Wonder Woman.

"Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman will act together!"

In Times Square, watching the serialization of the last scene of the "Courier Le Monde", the readers couldn't help but get a little short of breath.

He couldn't wait to see the picture of these three superheroes meeting, but flipping through the newspaper in his hand, he realized that this was the last chapter of the story.

Similar scenes can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of New York City.

Wonder Woman, a new superhero, has attracted a lot of attention and discussions once she debuted.

The vast majority of readers still affirm the emergence of female superheroes. After all, the Wonder Woman created by Ke Lin is not as radical as the original version, and naturally it will not receive such strong opposition.Although there are some readers who don't like the appearance of female superheroes, they are more attracted by the image of Diana herself.

In this era, aside from some colorful comics, there are few positive comic stories centered on women, especially the identity of a superhero, which makes the role of Wonder Woman win the favor of many readers once it is launched. favorite.Especially in terms of women, although there are many female readers of "Superman", they are still relatively small compared to the entire readership group.

After all, with a superhero background and a male lead, it's hard to make a story appealing to female readers.

More women, still prefer story development in radio soaps.

And the rest of the female readers, not so much like Superman, actually like Colin's portrayal of Louise, one of the few female characters in the series.

In this era, the status of women is far from being as high as in later generations.

However, the appearance of Wonder Woman obviously brought a different meaning. Compared with Louise as a supporting role of Superman, an independent female superhero like Diana is more attractive to women.

Even, because of the appearance of the role of Wonder Woman, some women who did not pay attention to the serialization of the "Messenger World" or were not readers of comics opened the newspaper for the first time.

Even some girls, under the guidance of their mothers, saw Wonder Woman from the "Messenger World", and were told that girls can become superheroes when they grow up, and saving the world is not only possible for men like Superman Do it, women can too.

Of course, the most intuitive performance of Wonder Woman for the "Messenger of the World" is to promote the sales growth of the newspaper.

Judging from the growth rate of the text [Faith], Colin also confirmed the significance of his arranging the appearance of this character, which was obviously a success.

However, compared to Wonder Woman's impact on society, Ke Lin is more concerned about the TV series that will be broadcast that night.

Although, in the TV studio of CBS station.

He has already seen the rehearsal of the actors, and he is still a little uneasy about the upcoming live broadcast.

After all, the success of a TV series is related to the development of the TV market.

In the afternoon, the center of Times Square.

As reported by the "Messenger of the World", the personnel arranged by Ke Lin put the TV sets on the table prepared for lifting, and a total of ten TV sets were placed on the square to ensure that people passing by Times Square can pass by from time to time. See the live content of the TV series from all angles.

In order to maximize the effect of the TV series, not only in Times Square, but also in some other important places in New York City, Ke Lin also more or less arranged TV sets to broadcast live there.

Such an approach certainly led to a large amount of capital expenditure, but considering the TV ownership rate of the vast majority of New York households, he had to use such a time-consuming and laborious method to allow more people to watch the live broadcast of the TV series.If it weren't for artificial blowing, the TV screens produced by the factory in this period could only reach a maximum of 12 inches. Ke Lin even planned to directly manufacture a huge TV and put it in Times Square for live broadcast.

Of course, considering possible situations, Ke Lin also arranged special security personnel around each live TV to ensure the safety of the TV itself.

(End of this chapter)