Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 237 Batman Appears Again
"Perhaps, the other party's appointment to meet at the 21 Club is itself a hint."

Roy Howard looked at the calm-looking Colin in front of him, and couldn't help but think to himself.

Although at present, Roosevelt has not officially come to power, and the outside world's evaluation of him is mostly cowardly, and he is believed to be the weakest among the previous presidents of the United States.

However, judging from Roosevelt's experience as the governor of New York, Roy Howard did not think that the other party was a cowardly person.

During Roosevelt's tenure as governor of New York, one of the most important tasks was to target the monopoly enterprises in the United States, which is one of the reasons why capitalist groups dislike him.

During the election, these capitalist groups have been agitating the media to create rumors that Roosevelt's coming to power will destroy the American economy.

However, as an opponent, Hoover was too disappointing, and handed over the presidency to the other party.

The newspapers under the Scripps-Howard newspaper group also participated in the media war of the presidential election.

The existence of the newspaper group itself is a symbol of monopoly.

It breaks the situation of one newspaper in one city, enabling it to have media in two or more cities.

For example, the Scripps-Howard newspaper group controls newspapers all over the country. Although most of the newspapers are second-rate, they also firmly control the media trend, especially among the middle and lower groups. The newspapers issued by the Price-Howard Newspaper Group have great influence.

During the election period, the vast majority of Scripps-Howard newspapers were dominated by Hoover's political views.

Although there are a few two or three companies that have expressed their support for Roosevelt, they are only out of balance considerations.

The results of the general election came out, and Hoover lost badly.

The Scripps-Howard newspaper group has also undoubtedly been affected. They need to have a channel to talk to the new president, so as to avoid becoming a victim of political struggle.

This is also the reason why Roy Howard came at the appointment.

He needs to use the relationship between Colin and Roosevelt to express some positions.

Compared with the survival of the Scripps-Howard newspaper group, the acquisition of "World Journal" is not such an important issue.

Even without the "World Journal", the Scripps-Howard newspaper group still holds such major newspapers as "The Vanguard" and "The Post".

"I have always admired Mr. Pulitzer, who has devoted his whole life to the newspaper industry, and this is the main reason why Scripps-Howard Newspaper Group is willing to acquire the "World Journal" from Herbert. The reason is that we don't want the "Journal of the World", a newspaper founded by Mr. Pulitzer's life-long painstaking efforts, to disappear in the wave of the Great Depression..."

If it were someone else, Colin might still believe this.

Just, Roy Howard.

If he remembers correctly, during the expansion period of the Scripps-Howard newspaper group, no less than 15 newspapers closed down due to its acquisitions, and even the "World Journal" finally declared bankruptcy in their hands. Even Pulitzer's newspaper building, the New Pulitzer Building, was demolished.

"I personally have the same idea."

Although he didn't care about what Roy Howard said in his heart, on the surface Colin still made an empathetic expression and said in agreement.

"From this point of view, Mr. Colin Luper is also a newspaperman with ideals and ambitions."

Colin didn't care about what he said about the "World Journal", and Roy Howard didn't care.

"World Journal" has published editorials more than once, thinking that "Daily Courier" is not a newspaper at all, and there is Roy Howard's inspiration in it.

Deep down, neither of them agreed with what the other said.

But on the surface, they always maintained a smiling expression and chatted with each other.

"I believe that if Mr. Pulitzer knows that the "World Journal" he founded has been taken over by a newspaperman like Mr. Colin Looper, he will also feel relieved."

In a few sentences, Roy Howard seems to have expressed his willingness to sell the "World Journal".

"If there is a chance, I naturally hope that the "World Journal" can continue to exist."

Colin didn't think that Pulitzer would be so relieved to know the news. After all, his last will clearly stated that the Le Monde would never be sold.

It stated the positions of both parties and confirmed the acquisition of "World Journal".

In Club 21, neither of them discussed this issue further.

For the rest, we have to wait until the Scripps-Howard newspaper group contacts the Courier newspaper before discussing it. Although the current business situation of the "World Journal" is not ideal, it is still a major newspaper in New York City after all, and the follow-up acquisition needs A period of preparation.

"The Scripps-Howard newspaper group has always been trying to speak out for the lower-class people, just as the founder of the newspaper group, Mr. Scripps, said: My important principle is to support the interests of the majority of poor people throughout my life. They have little knowledge and lack of food and clothing. In order for them to be equal and receive the treatment they deserve as human beings, they must be led to fight against the rich and the high-level intellectual class."

"The Scripps-Howard newspaper group has always followed this philosophy and fought for their own rights and treatment."

Looking at Roy Howard, who was in a neat suit and well-dressed, Colin showed a noncommittal smile.

Perhaps, the ideal of the Scripps-Howard newspaper group at the beginning was indeed the case, but with the development of the newspaper group over time, they have already become another group of rich people and high-level intellectuals in their own mouth.

At the same time, Colin is also very clear that Roy Howard said these words to himself not to promote the idea of ​​the Scripps-Howard newspaper group, but to tell himself, or Roosevelt behind him, that the newspaper The influence of the regiment cannot be underestimated, and they are on Roosevelt's side.

Maybe they weren't standing here before, but at least they are now.

“I’ve always believed that newspapers like Scripps-Howard, trying to give a voice to the underprivileged, have always been an important force in New York City.”

Wanting to understand this, Ke Lin also gave the other party an affirmative answer.

Hearing Colin's answer, Roy Howard finally showed a smile on his face that had been stern.

Picking up the cocktail in his hand, he blessed Colin in front of him: "I believe that in the future, "World Journal" will exert greater influence in the hands of Mr. Colin Luper."

He also raised his wine glass as a gesture, and Colin responded with a smile: "Thank you."

……

The entire acquisition process of "World Journal" was smoother than expected.

Among them, it is obviously related to Roosevelt to a large extent.

However, Colin didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this. The reason why he established a relationship with Roosevelt was not for this reason.

The acquisition of "World Journal" has been finalized, and the rest of the work will be handled by other people in the newspaper office.

When the "Daily Courier" was revised, Ke Lin recruited a group of employees to deal with these issues.

Some of them were senior executives of banks or companies before they lost their jobs, and several of them even held the positions of managers at one time. Acquisition is their field of expertise.

Handing over the work of "World Daily" to the people in the newspaper office, Ke Lin quickly put his focus back on the serialization of "Superman".

Because of the sandstorm, the train to San Francisco was delayed.

And Hughes couldn't get away from Los Angeles because of the filming work. Colin could only create comics in New York while waiting for the opening of the railway.

In the serialized short stories, he prepares ahead for the coming Christmas.

In the story, Santa's elk is caught by Luthor, intending to pretend to be Santa Claus and send bombs to families all over the world in this way to threaten Superman and rule the world.

Losing the flying elk, Santa Claus can't deliver gifts to the children. In order to prevent Luthor's evil plan from succeeding and to ensure that Christmas can be successfully completed, Santa Claus approached Superman and told him what happened.Hearing all this, Superman stepped forward to help Santa without hesitation.

In the end, Luthor's evil plan failed again, and because of the time delay, Santa Claus asked Superman to help him complete the Christmas gift delivery together.

It is precisely because of this that the cover of this issue of short comics is the image of Superman wearing a Santa hat with a gift bag on his head and saying Merry Christmas.

This short cartoon about Christmas was serialized two weeks later on December 12th, which is Christmas Day.

Until then, the usual serialization sequence continues.

With the continuous serialization of "Superman", most of the abilities have been unlocked, and the omnipotent image of Superman has basically become the most basic influence in the hearts of readers.Therefore, in many cases, Colin's design of Superman stories often uses a sudden idea as a creative idea.

For example, in the story serialized in today's "Daily Courier", he arranged a story in which Louise had a dream and was injected with super blood to gain superhuman strength.

In the dream, Louise protects Metropolis with the power of Superman, and Superman replaces Louise's identity in the dream, encounters danger in the image of Clark, and is finally rescued by Louise.

The content of this story is so wild that it has no source at all.

But readers like it very much, and in many letters from readers, they have expressed their yearning for super blood.

In the early "Superman" stories, there was no fixed main plot, coupled with the framework of newspaper four-panel comics, they were mostly serialized in the form of unit dramas.

Such a design, of course, gives people a loose feeling, but it also greatly improves the readability of comics.

After all, readers who read the serials from the "Daily Courier" may not necessarily be able to see every issue of the comics. If a main line is designed in the story, although it can make the plot of the entire comic more full, it will also be difficult to read. Confused readers who read the manga later.

And such a loosely serialized story can greatly bring convenience to readers, so that they will not be confused.

At the same time, in addition to incorporating social issues into comic plots as a creative concept, letters from readers are also an important source of inspiration for Ke Lin.

For example, Bruce Wayne, the rich man in Gotham City who appeared before.

Readers are very curious about this Batman who is different from Superman, and since the serialization, there are often letters asking about stories related to him.

Even in the Courier-Journal, Little John would occasionally bring up the subject of Batman.

Feeling the enthusiasm of the readers, Colin naturally took advantage of the trend and arranged his appearance in the serials after the "Daily Courier".

Therefore, in the long-awaited readers, Batman made his second appearance in the "Superman" series.

After that, this story was even performed several times, becoming a classic scene where Batman and Superman meet.

……

"This is the last wanted man, you should take a good rest, Batman."

The beginning of the story is based on Gotham City.

Batman played by Bruce Wayne handed over the prisoner to Police Chief James Gordon, who told him that this was the last wanted criminal in Gotham City.

After finishing his work of fighting criminals, he returned to the Wayne family's castle. The butler persuaded Batman to do something. The latter told the other party that he had arrangements, and then asked him to book a long-distance cruise ticket for him, intending to go to the castle. vacation.

On the other side, in the metropolis.

After Superman sent a dug-out dinosaur skeleton to the exhibition hall, he immediately changed his clothes and went on a date with Louise. At the same time, Superman also told Louise during the date that he was going on a long voyage vacation. Louise said that he would meet tomorrow. to see him off.

The next day, Clark and Louise came to the ship. Looking at the crowded ship, Clark was glad that he had reserved the cabin.

However, due to the large number of people, the purser put Clark and Bruce Wayne into one room. Although Clark was reluctant in his heart, he agreed.

Chief Purser: "This is the room. I hope Mr. Clark and Mr. Wayne can get along well and spend this voyage"

After taking the two of them to the room, the purser explained.

Clark: "Okay."

Bruce Wayne: "No problem."

The two agreed verbally, but they were worried that the other party would find out their identities.

Although this is not the first time the two have met, neither Clark as Superman nor Bruce Wayne as Batman realized that the other party was his partner in fighting crime with him.

At the same time, on the other side of the ship, Louise saw on the deck that a man had detonated an oil tanker, and that man was actually wearing fireproof cotton to take advantage of the fire to snatch diamonds.

The keenness of the reporter made Louise want to find out what happened, so she got off the boat to find out the situation, but she was trapped by the fire.

Louise: "Help!"

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