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When you think of the birth of comics in the United States, you shouldn't think of Superman. You should think of the character Mickey Dugan aka The Yellow Kid.
This week, we'll look at the origin of the comic strip in the U.S. We'll look at some one-panel cartoons that served as precursors to comic strips, the Swiss artist who created multi-panel storytelling, why comics were included in New York newspapers in the 1890s, and how The Yellow Kid's appearance changed American pop culture.
Read more about The Yellow Kid
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~djbromle/cartoon04/projects/barry/barry_comic-strips.htm
thoughtco.com/history-of-comic-books-1991480
arthistoryteachingresources.org/lessons/newspaper-comics-in-the-united-states
mentalfloss.com/article/48736/innocent-origin-yellow-journalism-how-yellow-kid-fueled-pulitzerhearst-rivalry
nytimes.com/1995/12/17/books/the-kid-from-hogan-s-alley.html
atlasobscura.com/articles/how-americas-first-popular-comic-shaped-the-19th-century-newspaper-wars
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When you think of the birth of comics in the United States, you shouldn't think of Superman. You should think of the character Mickey Dugan aka The Yellow Kid.
This week, we'll look at the origin of the comic strip in the U.S. We'll look at some one-panel cartoons that served as precursors to comic strips, the Swiss artist who created multi-panel storytelling, why comics were included in New York newspapers in the 1890s, and how The Yellow Kid's appearance changed American pop culture.
Read more about The Yellow Kid
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~djbromle/cartoon04/projects/barry/barry_comic-strips.htm
thoughtco.com/history-of-comic-books-1991480
arthistoryteachingresources.org/lessons/newspaper-comics-in-the-united-states
mentalfloss.com/article/48736/innocent-origin-yellow-journalism-how-yellow-kid-fueled-pulitzerhearst-rivalry
nytimes.com/1995/12/17/books/the-kid-from-hogan-s-alley.html
atlasobscura.com/articles/how-americas-first-popular-comic-shaped-the-19th-century-newspaper-wars
Follow US 101 on social media:
twitter.com/usahistory101
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