Literature



Literature

NOTES.The History of American Comics

Mr. Lepore

13 May 2010

-Comics (1830—1930)

Proto- is a prefix derived from the Greek __________, which means __________.

___________________________ is a series of images arranged to deliver information.

… the earliest instances were ___________________________

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Artist ____________________________ defined comics as “the printed arrangement of art and balloons in sequence.”

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____________________ first appeared in _________________ magazine between 1894 and 1895.

It featured _______________________, a character who later appeared in ____________________________, highly detailed illustrated stories.

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_______________________________ was the first collection of American newspaper comics strips.

It was published in ____________ by ___________________________ as a promotional item for Procter and Gamble.

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Popular characters of this Age included:

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The Age of Comics (1930—1938)

_________________________ was the first truly American “comicbook” because it contained original material, not reprints.

It was published by __________ (1933) and later by ______________________________ (1934).

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The Age of Comics (1939—1955)

Most heroes of the Golden Age derived their powers from (__________) __________ sources.

They possessed abilities _______________________________________________.

Popular characters of this Age included:

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_______________ (#1) was published in ____________________

by _________________________.

It was originally an anthology featuring several characters.

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_______________ was created by ____________________

and ____________________.

He was based, in part, on the legend of the __________ of Prague.

__________ is the Hebrew word for _______________ (Psalm 139.16)

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Due to the overwhelming popularity of Superman, other superheroes were quickly introduced, including:

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____________________ (#1) was published in ____________________ by D(_______________) C(_______________) Comics.

She made her debut in ____________________ (#8) six months prior.

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____________________ was created by _____________________________________.

She was based, in part, on the Greek legend of the _______________.

In the Iliad, they are referred to as ____________________, “______________________________________________________________________”

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Psychiatrist Dr. Frederic Wertham argued that graphic content encouraged aberrant behavior in young readers and “_________________________________.”

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Some of the new rules included:

“In every instance __________ shall triumph over __________ and the _______________ punished for his misdeeds.”

“Scenes of excessive _______________ shall be prohibited.”

“No comic magazine shall use the word __________ or __________ or __________ in its title.”

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The Age of Comics (1956—1970)

____________________ (#4) was published in ____________________ by DC Comics.

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Some of the superheroes introduced in this anthology included:

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__________________________ (#225) was published in _____________________ by DC Comics.

It introduced ___________ ___________ ( ___________ ___________ ), _________________________.

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_________________ Comics introduced new characters too:

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Most heroes of the Silver Age derived their powers from _____________ sources.

They possessed abilities granted by ________________ and/or ________________.

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_____________________ (#1) was published ________________ by artist _____________________.

This comic was responsible for starting the “___________________” comics scene.

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Revisions to the code permitted the depiction of narcotics and drug addiction if presented “____________________________________________________________.”

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The Age of Comics (1970—1986)

__________ the _______________ (#1) was published in _____________________ by _______________ Comics.

He was based on the character created by _________________________ in the early __________s.

This character is credited with (re)introducing _______________________ comics.

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Revisions to the code allowed for ___________, ___________, and ___________ (but not ___________) so long as they were handled in a “___________” way.

Some popular characters created after this revision to the Code included:

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One of the most significant developments during this Age was the rise in the number of _______________ superheroes such as:

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Another major development during this Age was the rise in the number of _______________ superheroes such as:

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_________________________ (#181) was published in _____________________ by _______________ Comics.

_______________ is considered the first _______________ of comics.

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An _______________ possesses ____________________________________________

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Similar popular characters included:

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_________________________ was published from _______________ ( _____ ) to _______________ ( _____ ) by __________ Comics.

It reintroduced _______________ as a _______________ and a _______________.

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_______________ was published from _______________ ( _____ ) to _______________ ( _____ ) by__________ Comics.

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____________________ began as a comics _______________

by Mike Richardson in _____.

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_______________ published _______________ comics,

_______________ ( _______________ ), and ____________________ (stories lasting only a few issues), including:

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__________ Comics was founded in _____ by seven prominent (former __________ Comics) _______________.

This was known as the _______________ since many of its founders had worked on _______________.

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Image published _______________ superheroes similar to _______________ ones:

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Most comics of this Age became “_______________.”

Issues began to be purchased by ____________________ because they possessed ______________________________.

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Publishers responded to this demand with:

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The content of these issues remained the same; only the __________ varied.

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A major development during this Age was increased interest in Japanese comics, __________, which means literally “_________________________.”

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