Vintage Comics

This history of comics and of comic books is an interesting one indeed. Just as many people agree as disagree that comics actually started with cave writings from prehistoric times. Others, however, attribute that comics with words—a method of developing a narrative—was first adapted by the Egyptians; though both mediums were mostly picture used to tell a story of some sort. The argument, then, comes down to pictures and words combined to form a narrative of some sort. Perhaps, then, comic creation started with a one Richard F. Outcault.

Already a small part of cartoons and politics, The Yellow Kid is by and large considered the first real comic—a comic strip as opposed to comic book. Outcault drew his characters as part of Hogan’s Alley, a ghetto alley where the Yellow Kid and a bunch of other misfits spent a lot of their useless time. The Yellow Kid was considered a subsidiary character and only grew more popular over time. Outcault drew his character later for the New York Journal American while a George Luks was hired to draw the same comic strip for the Truth magazine where Outcault had just left. The Yellow Kid appeared, then, in two rival magazines for some time.

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From this comic grew a plethora of other comics and comic genres. Mostly, the comics set a stage and world of humor, where young boys and girls did funny things. Often, the comics contained a family with a pet, a boy with a pet or a girl with a pet. Today, much of the same formula applies: Think of Calvin & Hobbes, Garfield, Snoopy (Peanuts) and the cerebral but zany The Far Side. Consumers wanted more and the world, in America at least, began to change rapidly. After the big boom and big bummer of the depression, comics evolved into ongoing series, whole books and serious collections.

Comics turned to comic books—both actually still living side-by-side even today—and an American craze began. The first comic superhero was Superman, still living and dying today in fact. The first comic was labeled Action Comics with Superman lifting a car above his head, people rightfully running amok. The comic publisher was Detective Comics, today renamed DC Comics, an offshoot of Time Warner. The cover artist was Joe Shuster. Comic Book fanaticism today has superheroes saving not only the perilous planet earth but other galaxies as well.

Within a few short decades, comics and comic books made its mark on American history. Today, you can even take classes at the college level about the subject. Plus, there’s so many comic books and comic book characters out there today that finding something that intrigues you will only take a trip to the comic store or grocer’s rack to get you hooked. Big movies and big money is made from the comic book characters nowadays. Who could have predicted the history of comics turned to the craze of today?