Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 90
[Time Gem Fragment (1/9)]

Positive World, the Messenger Newspaper.

Colin looked at the content of the text with a thoughtful expression on his face.

This line of text did not exist before, but appeared together with [Time Fragment (Thunderbolt/Blame Man)].

Perhaps this also explains why he can travel between the positive and negative worlds.

So, the point of the text is to remind me to collect broken time gems?

If so, then your appearance is a bit too late.

Ke Lin muttered silently in his heart, retracted his gaze from the text, and turned his head to look in the direction of the gate of the newspaper office.

He heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the newspaper office in the weakened version of [Super Hearing] in the positive world.

"Mr. Colin..."

Pushing open the half-closed door of the newspaper office, the freckled little face of Jimmy the newsboy was revealed.

"Jimmy?"

Looking at the newsboy who appeared in the newspaper office, Ke Lin had a surprised expression on his face. If he remembered correctly, now is the busiest time for the newsboy to sell newspapers.

"Is there a problem?"

After helping the big newsboy hat on his head, Jimmy handed a newspaper to Colin.

"Sir, here is the latest issue of the World Journal, and I think you should read it."

There is no rest in the work of newspaper boys. In fact, they need to work hard for a day's life from the moment they open their eyes every morning.On the days when the Courier was not published, Jimmy would also go into some other newspapers for sale.

Glancing at the panting newspaper boy in front of him, Colin followed his words and looked down.

UberSoldier (Super Soldier)
On the page of the "World Daily" serial comics, a figure wearing a yellow cloak with a U logo on his chest appeared majestically in the comics.

super soldier?

I remember that the comics of "Blame Man" were not serialized in "World Daily" before.

Looking at the fake UberSoldier in the newspaper, Ke Lin's eyes flashed with doubts. To be honest, he actually liked the content of the "Blame Man" comics, and was even a loyal reader of the comics. Stay tuned for the latest installment.

Therefore, "World Journal" took away the previous serialization of "Blame Man", and then copied its own "Superman".

The comic plot of UberSoldier (super soldier) gives people a considerable sense of sight.

The main plot of the comic tells the story of an alien scientist who created a super soldier in a giant test tube. Because of an accident, the experiment exploded and the super soldier fell to the earth. After the death of his adoptive parents, he used his power to save mankind.

From then on, UberSoldier (super soldier) was born!

Looking at the scene in the comics where a super soldier is wearing a yellow cloak and chasing a car, the expression on Colin's face can't help becoming a little more subtle.

There is no doubt that "World Journal" is a fake superman, super soldier plot.

He borrowed a lot from the plot of his own comics, and at the same time stitched together the content of "Blame Man", creating such a nondescript superhero.

Perhaps, you will think that the plagiarism of "World Journal" is a bit too shameless, and it does not have the image that a big newspaper should have.

But in fact, this is the essence of World Journal.

Back then, Joseph Pulitzer bought the World Journal, which was about to go bankrupt, by publishing all kinds of sensational news reports to attract attention. The stimulating layout is dominant to stimulate readers' senses.

In order to attract readers, "World Journal" once published a news titled: "French scientists and explorers discovered a savage with a well-developed tail".

At the same time, a picture was distributed, a man called "human monkey" lying on a tree.

However, according to later reports, this piece of news about "human monkey" was completely fabricated and fake news, and "World Journal" directly published it without any investigation in order to gain space. , and was also heavily printed as the front page of the weekend magazine at the time.

Under Pulitzer's command, the front page of the "World Journal" often featured a hula-hooping dancer, as well as "Fall in love with her money", "Playboy drinking", "Going for a brother" Imprisonment" and other sensational headlines.

During the period when newspaper competition was fiercest, the "Journal of the World" and "New York News" used everything to the extreme, and even launched hypocritical reform campaigns in newspapers from time to time in order to expand the circulation of newspapers.

Stimulating the senses, inciting wars, fanatical reporting, and doing everything for sales, this is the essence of World Journal.

……

"Thank you, Jimmy."

Taking his eyes away from the "World Daily" in his hand, Ke Lin thanked the newsboy in front of him.

Although, even if Jimmy doesn't show up, Colin will learn about this copycat Superman from other places later.

However, this does not affect the kindness of the newsboy.

"I did nothing, sir."

Shaking his head, Jimmy helped the wide newsboy hat on his head, and touched the rope holding the newspaper around his waist.

"You are a good man, Mr. Colin. Your generosity has made the newsboys earn more money, but the "World Journal" has been thinking about how to save even a penny from the newsboys."

In the world of journalism, Joseph Pulitzer was a powerful figure, the richest media tycoon in the early 20th century.However, in the minds of newsboys, he and his "World Journal" have always been the object of dissatisfaction among newsboys.At the beginning, one of the main targets of the newsboy strike was the "World Journal" in the hands of Joseph Pulitzer.

"No, the news you brought is very important to me."

Taking out a 5-cent coin from his pocket, Colin put it into the ink-stained hand of the newsboy as a reward for tipping off the news to show his gratitude.

Not rejecting Colin's move, Jimmy held the five-cent coin tightly in his hand, which may be the reason why he brought the newspaper to the newspaper office, then he raised his freckled face again, Glancing at Colin in front of him, he couldn't help asking.

"So, Mr. Colin, will you fight back?"

"of course."

Facing the newsboy's inquiry, Colin did not deny it. He pointed to the cartoon of "Super Soldier" on the "World Daily" with his arms raised high and his expression on his face triumphant.

"I'm going to punch this imposter in the face like Superman..."

(End of this chapter)