American comics: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

"New Deal?"

He repeated Colin's description in a murmur. For some reason, Roosevelt was particularly interested in the description of the "New Deal" he mentioned.

"Luper, are you interested in joining my campaign team?"

Putting down his knife and fork, Roosevelt invited Colin in front of him.

The other party was very close to him in political stance, and some of the suggestions he put forward were more attractive than the campaign team currently formed by Roosevelt, so he opened his mouth to invite him.

Colin did not expect that his suggestion of the New Deal proposed by Roosevelt in the future would actually lead to such a misunderstanding.

"Sorry."

If it were someone else who had political ambitions, he might have accepted Roosevelt's invitation.

Being able to participate in the presidential election team, even if the election failed in the end, is also a political plus for the participants themselves.

What's more, under the premise of knowing the future direction, Colin has no possibility of making a wrong choice.

It's just a pity that Colin did not intend to intervene in politics too much. He was silent for a while at the table and then politely declined Roosevelt's invitation.

Saving the American people and the hot things should be left to others.

For Colin, collecting [Faith] to unlock abilities is the key, and everything else is just an effort for this purpose.

Whether it is investment in politics or stock market behavior, it is a process of accumulating capital.

"Sir, it's time to go to the next trip."

Looking down at the time on the watch, the assistant came to Roosevelt and whispered a reminder.

As the next nominee of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt still has a lot of things to deal with, and the dinner with Colin is just one of his many schedules.

Although Colin rejected his invitation, Roosevelt didn't take it too seriously.

Not everyone likes to participate in politics. Even Roosevelt himself made a great determination when he decided to return to politics.

"I will refer to your advice, especially about the 'New Deal'."

Taking off the napkin on his chest, Roosevelt and Colin shook hands gently.

"Maybe you can call it the 'Roosevelt New Deal'."

Letting go of Roosevelt's palm, Colin smiled and said.

…

“Waiter…”

Watching his assistant push Roosevelt away in a wheelchair, Colin drank the juice in his glass, reached out to call the waiter to settle the bill, and then finished his lunch at Restaurant 21.

Back at the Courier, he began to work on the supplement and expansion of the Courier.

Currently, the Courier is only published on Wednesdays and weekends, and mainly serializes Superman comics. This certainly attracts a large number of readers to subscribe, but it is actually not conducive to the long-term development of the newspaper, especially with the publication of the Courier Comics and the emergence of the Superman quarterly, more and more readers will pay attention to other publications.

“…From now on, the Courier will be renamed the Courier Daily. In addition to the fixed serialized comics on Wednesdays and weekends, the rest of the time will be based on normal news reports. Old John, I need you to contact the writer. I need to see news reports related to the election every day.”

Although he rejected Roosevelt’s invitation to join the campaign team, it does not mean that Colin cannot intervene in the election in his own way.

The Courier, or the revised version of the Daily Courier, is the second largest newspaper in New York after the World Journal, and it has a considerable influence.

"I'll contact the person right away."

Old John naturally had no doubts about Colin's decision to add a new issue.

As an old man in the newspaper, Old John had experienced the most desolate period of the newspaper, and also witnessed Colin's development of the Courier from a local tabloid on the verge of bankruptcy to the second largest newspaper in New York today. He had long trusted Colin's decision unconditionally.

Expanding the newspaper from the original two-day special issue to daily news is not just a verbal statement. Other facts, such as the cost of news paper and ink used in printing, need to be considered in advance. Of course, the most important thing is the printed content of the news.

Even Colin didn't have much to do about this. He could only ask John Jr. to take more photos and ask Francis to collect more international news content to fill the newspaper page of the Daily Courier.

Of course, the most important thing is the report of the election.

The direction of the report is undoubtedly still centered on Hoover, adhering to the consistent position of the newspaper, and standing the last post to send Hoover off the stage.

As for whether this approach will cause Hoover's dissatisfaction, it is obviously not something Colin needs to care about. Besides, even if he is dissatisfied, what can he do.

Anyway, the other party will not be able to sit in the position of the White House for too long.

In fact, Colin is eager for Hoover to respond.

…

"Mellon pulled the whistle, Hoover rang the bell; (Mellon pulled the whistle, Hoover rang the bell,)

Wall Street gave the signal and the country went to hell! (Wall Street gave the signal and the country went to hell.)"

The next day, which was Monday morning.

On the streets of New York, newsboys sang long-lost nursery rhymes and shuttled through the streets and alleys.

"Extra edition, Extra edition!"

"The Courier has changed its name to the Daily Courier. From now on, you can see the serialization of Superman in the Daily Courier every day!"

The lyrics reminded the tragic situation of the Great Depression in his memory. The pedestrian tightened his coat and stopped a newsboy passing by and asked.

"Can I really see Superman every day?"

"Absolutely true!"

Picking up a copy of the Daily Courier and turning to the four-frame comic page, the newsboy stretched out his tiny finger stained black by ink, pointed at the majestic Superman wearing a red cape in the newspaper and replied: "Mr. Colin of the Daily Courier has said that from now on, there will be Superman every day!"

"Give me a copy of the Courier!"

Hearing the newsboy's answer, the pedestrian quickly took out a 2-cent coin from his pocket.

"It's the Daily Courier, sir."

After correcting the pedestrian's address, the newsboy took the coin and handed the newspaper to him, holding the rope on his body and continuing to sell along the street.

"Mellon blew the whistle, Hoover rang the bell..."

Watching the thin figure of the newsboy leave, the pedestrian retracted his gaze and then returned his attention to the "Courier" in his hand, no, it should be called the "Daily Courier" now.

"Millions of people live like animals!"

When he opened the newspaper, the first thing he saw was not the expected "Superman" series, but a news report about the Great Depression.

Under the sensational news headline, there was a photo of a family living in the "Hoover Village".

The family in the photo is in tattered clothes. They live in a "house" made of broken wooden boards. The father leans against the wall and uses a can of rainwater to wash his sparse hair. Next to him is a numb mother holding the shaky wooden door. In the gap of the wooden door, a child can be seen curled up in the corner, looking at the camera with curious eyes.

Although the Daily Courier has started using color printing a few months ago, the newspaper still chose black and white printing for this photo.

It is precisely the black and white photos that can make people feel the helplessness of the family under the Great Depression.

If possible, who would be willing to live in a "Hoover Village" and only use rainwater to wash?

What makes people feel even more desperate is that the Great Depression is not a past history, but a real reality of this era.

"Didn't you say that "Superman" is serialized?"

After a long silence in front of the photo in the newspaper, the pedestrian spoke in a voice that only he could hear.

As he spoke, he flipped through the Daily Courier in his hand, and finally saw the comic serials where the newsboy had flipped the page before.

It turned out that the other party's so-called "Superman" serials every day referred to this page.

"I should have asked more if I had known."

He felt a little regretful about his carelessness, but the pedestrian's eyes were firmly on the content of the newspaper.

Compared with the previous serials, the "Superman" comic story published in the Daily Courier on Monday was shorter.

It mainly tells the story of a planet where Superman lost his abilities, and Luthor, who was originally a villain, became the hero of this planet.

"Luthor became a superhero?"

The pedestrian, who was still complaining just now, suddenly became curious when he saw the content of the comics.

In the comics, Krypton does not exist, and Superman is just an ordinary young man living on a farm without the superpowers that are well known to everyone. But Luthor became a hero through his superhuman IQ.

Looking at the statue of Luthor standing in the center of Metropolis, a strange sense of absurdity emerged in the pedestrian's heart.

As a loyal reader of the "Superman" comics, he has become accustomed to the setting of Superman as a superhero and Luthor as a super villain, so when he saw Luthor in the short story as a hero, he inexplicably had a strange feeling in his heart.

"So, once Superman does not exist in the world, Luthor will not become a super villain?"

Keeping this thought, he continued to read on.

The comic serialized Luthor as a hero, who suddenly encountered a strong enemy after saving Metropolis again.

She wore an exaggerated dress and called herself Miss. Mxyzptlk (Miss Trickster).

Miss Trickster's appearance is funny, but her power is unexpectedly strong. She claims to be a magician from the fifth dimension and has various powerful magical abilities.

"Ms. Trickster?"

Looking at Miss Trickster, who appeared in the comics and was obviously a female version of Mr. Trickster, the pedestrian's mouth corners could not help but curl up slightly.

"I wonder what expression the genuine Mr. Troublemaker will show when he sees Ms. Troublemaker."

As the pedestrian was thinking, the story of the comic series continued.

Ms. Troublemaker used her powerful magic to control Luther and sent him to another universe.

He opened his eyes in the metropolis of another universe.

Luther looked at the figure flying in the sky and couldn't help but say.

Hero Luther: "Who is that?"

Pedestrian: "That's Superman."

Hero Luther: "Superman?"

"Ms. Troublemaker sent Luthor to Superman's world, so there are two Luthors in this world, one hero Luthor and one villain Luthor?!"

Because it is a short comic, the story ends when Luthor comes to Superman's world.

However, watching the scene of Superman flying in the comic, the pedestrian became extremely excited. At this moment, he no longer cared about the problem of the "Daily Courier", but only cared about the subsequent development of this short story.

Holding the newspaper in his hand, the pedestrian imagined the scene of Superman meeting this unique Luthor. Just imagining it made him feel excited.

"Why is it only serialized so little? I still want to see the rest."

"The next plot will have to wait until Wednesday..."

His eyes fell on the last frame of the comic on the newspaper, and the pedestrian said with a look of unsatisfied feeling.

"No, no need to wait another day!"

Then, he reacted again, flipped the newspaper to the front page headline, and looked at the "Daily Courier" on the newspaper with a look of sudden realization.

"Just wait one more day, and you'll be able to see the sequel."

Thinking of this, the pedestrian calmed down a little.

"From now on, you'll be able to see Superman every day."

Muttering and repeating the slogan of the newspaper boy before, the pedestrian read the short story about Superman in his hand again, and then closed the Daily Courier in his hand.

There is no doubt that Colin played a little trick in this promotion. Although the newspaper boys claimed that you can see the serialization of Superman in the Daily Courier every day, they did not say whether this serialization is a long or short story.

Such an approach will certainly cause dissatisfaction among some readers, but the brilliance of the short story just extinguished the dissatisfaction in everyone's heart, and turned everyone's dissatisfaction into expectations for the sequel of the story.

Especially in the story, the worldview of different universes makes readers who see the comic setting intoxicated.

The concept of parallel universe is still a rare theme in this era.

Even this concept was not truly formed until 1957, when physicist Hugh Everest III proposed it. After a period of development, it became known to the public. Before that, it only existed as a prototype of a concept and was rarely known to the public.

In other words, Colin had unknowingly portrayed the concept of parallel universes through comics long before the concept came out, allowing the public to have a preconceived understanding of this concept and become the leader of this concept.

Of course, Colin himself may not have noticed this.

After all, in his time, parallel universes were already a very well-known attempt by the public, especially the anti-world he was in could actually be regarded as a parallel universe after a superhero's time distortion.

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