3. Early 1900s set the stage for comic books “ Hogan’s Alley” a.k.a. The Yellow Kid
4. Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy (1931) Competition: Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett
5. Originally named National Allied Publications (1934) but changed to DC in 1936. After WWII starts in 1939, heroes dominate.
6. Crime and detective comics pop up in newspaper supplements. Will Eisner’s The Spirit (1940)
7. Charles Biro’s Crime Does Not Pay (1942) marks the beginning of the genre
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9. Only 14/35 publishers participate in the ACMP. Market is not greatly affected in ’48. Mass media, Catholic schools and women’s magazines/clubs continue to vilify comics. Targeted by local bans and boycotts. Burnings continue through ’49.