Exam 1

Question 1

The Bayeux Tapestry

Answer 1

200 foot tapestry tells the story of norman conquest

Question 2

Heaven Helps only those who help themselves

Answer 2

Benjamin Franklin, first published cartoon by an american

Question 3

Thomas Nast

Answer 3

political cartoonist, compromise with the south, first modern santa clause

Question 4

Edward lloyd

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publisher of penny dreadfuls

Question 5

characteristics of penny dreadfuls

Answer 5

good vs evil
usually dark and violent, supernatural
majority of readers children YA males
poor readers pool money and share

Question 6

New York Weekly

Answer 6

american tabloid version of the penny dreadful

Question 7

Palmer Cox

Answer 7

creator of the brownies

Question 8

R.F. Outcault

Answer 8

creator of yellow kid and buster brown

Question 9

Yellow kid

Answer 9

used heavily in merchandizing

Question 10

Buster Brown

Answer 10

shoe line

always moral lesson, rich family

Question 11

Winsor McCay

Answer 11

graphic designer, little nemo insluberland

broadway show with animated gertie

Question 12

W.R. Hearst

Answer 12

created yellow journalism with New York World

Question 13

Joseph Plitzer

Answer 13

creator of the New York World

Question 14

Comic Monthly

Answer 14

first monthly comic book, reprinting collections of daily strips

Question 15

Hogan’s Alley

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comic strip that featured the yellow kid

Question 16

The Golden Argosy

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first pulp magazine

Question 17

Edgar Rice Burroughs

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introduces tarzan of the apes

Question 18

the shadow

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first appeared on radio moved to comics and was the inspiration for batman

Question 19

Doc Savage

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direct influence for superman, clark, fortress of solitured

Question 20

Weird tales

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the original horror fantasy pulp title

published storeis b HP Lovecraft and HG wells

Question 21

Amazing Stories

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1924 issue Buck Rodgers cover, inspires supermans flight power

Question 22

Big little books

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merger of comic strips and pulps

Question 23

Detective Dan: secret operative No. 48

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dick tracey rip off

Question 24

Harry Wildenerg

Answer 24

Convinced gulf oil comics would be good fro advertising

Question 25

Funnies on Parade #1

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first "modern" comic book | promotional item send in soap box tops

Question 26

Famous Funnies #1

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first monthly newstand distributed comic book

Question 27

Detective Comics #1

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longest running comic book series in history

Question 28

New Fun #1

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first all original comic | first to include advertising

Question 29

Eastern color

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printing company owned by gains, lev gleason, and wildenberg

Question 30

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

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The creators of superman

Question 31

the gladiator

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grew up in small town america sense of fairness and justice jump high enough to give impression of flight

Question 32

Dr. Occult

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first appeared in New Fun #6 | shuster and siegel's first published comic book work

Question 33

Action comics #1

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most important publication in comic book history

Question 34

Harry Donenfeld

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Published DC comics and Action Comics

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Wonder Comics #1

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first superman rip off

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Wilford H. Fawcett

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published captain billy's wizbang

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Captain Marvel

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aka shazam

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Will Eisner

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Drew wonder man for victor fox

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Characteristics of victorian age comics

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very rare use of word ballons | if they appear rarely advance the story

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Obediah old buck

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first comic book ever published in america

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Journey to the Gold Diggins

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first us comic book with all "original" material

Question 42

Puck #1

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first comic to use limited color