American comics: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

After leaving the Boro Stadium, Colin returned to the newspaper office smoothly.

Looking at the direction the car was driving away, he felt a little regretful.

Originally, I thought Luciano would have some arrangements on the way, but who would have thought that the other party would just send him back without incident.

All I can say is that he is indeed Luciano, he is indeed ‘lucky’ and of course careful enough.

Shaking his head and looking away from the back of the car, Colin turned around and pushed open the door of the newspaper office.

Clang——

With the sound of the door being pushed outside, everyone in the newspaper office raised their heads.

"Good morning, Mr. Colin."

Stopping the paintbrush in his hand, Jacob greeted Colin in front of the workbench.

Stepping to his desk, Colin picked up a letter on the table, glanced at it, then raised his head and nodded to the workers in the newspaper office: "Good morning, gentlemen."

"The new issue of Courier Comics has been printed..."

When Colin sat down, Harry Donnerfield came to him with the latest issue of "The Courier Comics".

Reaching out to take the comic book in Harry's hand, Colin flipped through the contents.

With the successful sales of "Messenger Comics", the number of picture books published has basically stabilized at around 500,000 copies per issue.

This is an astonishing number for any publishing house.

This means that in New York alone, five out of every seventy people purchased "The Courier Comics" published by the newspaper, and this does not include piracy.

At present, the content published in "The Courier Comics" is mainly based on the serial reprint plots in the "Courier".

Although this saves a lot of effort, it is still a little too slow for Colin, whether it is the collection of [Faith] or the improvement of abilities that are still at the [Black Iron] level.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, Colin had a rough idea.

"At present, the sales volume of "Messenger Comics" has basically stabilized, but the popularity of "Superman" is far more than that. Perhaps we should try to develop new comic books and print a quarterly magazine dedicated to "Superman" so that those who missed it can Readers of The Courier and Courier Comics can read stories about this superhero in Superman Quarterly.”

"A publication dedicated to Superman?"

In this era, a publication like Courier Comics was an innovation in itself.

And what Colin calls a publication dedicated to Superman is a step further based on the premise of "Messenger Comics".

Of course, those who are familiar with the sales techniques of later generations will know that this so-called exclusive publication is actually just peripheral marketing in a different way.

Once the quarterly magazine is released, Superman will become the first hero in the history of superhero comics to have his own exclusive publication.

"That's right."

Colin nodded. Of course, Colin's idea for the "Superman" quarterly magazine was not just limited to reprinting the originally printed serials to make money.

In this case, it’s no different from the first issue of Courier Comics.

In this reprint of Superman's exclusive publication, he plans to add two pages of new origin stories to complete the origin background that was hastily skipped in Superman's previous newspaper serials, making Superman's setting background more complete and tending to his own. Familiar plot direction.

Harry did not object to Colin's decision to produce a Superman-specific publication. On the contrary, he also thought it was a good idea.

After all, the best-selling "Messenger Comics" has proven the potential of "Superman".

Even if the sales volume of the quarterly magazine is not as huge as "Messenger Comics", the circulation of two to three million copies can still bring a lot of profits to the newspaper.

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"So what's the name of the quarterly magazine?"

In the newspaper office, after Harry heard Colin's description, he immediately asked eagerly.

"Superman."

Since it is a publication dedicated to Superman, there is no need to use another name. The name Superman is enough to represent everything.

After finalizing the "Superman" quarterly magazine, Harry began to prepare for the relevant work.

Including the contact with the printing factory and the arrangement of the newsstand are all things he has to consider.

Fortunately, the best-selling "Messenger Comics" has laid a good foundation for it. I believe that under this, Harry should be able to arrange everything quickly.

Leaving the work of publishing the quarterly magazine to professionals, in the newspaper office, Colin finally had time to open the letter and read the contents.

He tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, and read the contents.

The owner of the letter is from Disney Studios.

Mainly to tell him that Disney's first color animation "Flowers and Trees" has been completed and released not long ago. Unsurprisingly, for such an animated film made with color film technology, Hollywood's response The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressed great interest in the technology used in the short film, and in recognition of Disney's efforts in animated films, it has been determined that Walt will be awarded a special Oscar.

This is undoubtedly a confirmation for Disney.

In the letter, Walt also expressed regret that Colin could not watch the premiere of "Flowers and Trees" with them in Los Angeles. At the same time, he also told him that the animation production of "Mickey and Superman" had been completed for the most part, and when the animation was completed, Colin must come to Los Angeles to watch this joint animation.

It had been several months since Colin and Disney had discussed the joint animation, and it had been a while since Mickey appeared in the "Courier".

The animation of "Mickey and Superman" was only half completed now, which was enough to prove the difficulty of animation production in this era.

In particular, Disney still used the immature color animation technology, which greatly delayed the completion of the animation.

Therefore, even if Walt told Colin in the letter that the animation of "Mickey and Superman" had been completed for the most part.

He was not at all upset, because it was very likely that the remaining half of the animation in Walt's hand would take several weeks or even more than a month to complete.

Of course, no matter what, the smooth production of the joint animation of "Mickey and Superman" was good news for Colin.

After all, this will be the first time that Superman will appear on the big screen.

Even if it is only in the form of an animated short film, the thought of the comic book Superman moving is enough to surprise people.

Moreover, the release of animated shorts is not limited to Hollywood movie theaters, but there are also many movie theaters in New York City for short films.

I believe that readers who like Superman will never miss the scene of witnessing Superman take off in the movie theater.

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