1731- “A Harlot’s Progress”
1800s the Broadsheet
1830s “Father of Comic Books”
st published collection of a comic strip
st monthly newsstand pub.
1930s -Pulp Heroes
st comic book series
1938 -arguably most important comic book
1939 The Bat-Man
1940s-the “Shop System”
1940s Diversification
1950s-EC’s “New Trend”
1950s Backlash
Oct. 1954
Response to the Code
Late 1950s-movie & TV comics
1960 best selling new comic by 1961
1961 deep fan identification
We’ve Come a LONG Way 1730s-1960s