The History of Comics

 The History of Comics

    Who is your favorite superhero--Spiderman? Wonder Woman? These heroes have been around for a long time. Comics appeared even earlier. In ancient times, people made funny drawings of animals on paper made from plants.

    Comic strips first appeared during the 1800s and remain much the same style today. These comics are drawn in connected boxes. The boxes tell a story or show a series of events. Some comic strips are printed in newspapers. The stories that they tell often continue from day to day. Some people read the comics before they read the front page.

    The first comic books appeared during the 1930s. It seemed that everyone wanted to read comic books. They loved reading about the adventures of the Man of Steel and Batman. During the 1940s, the nation was at war and some comic book characters, such as Captain America, reflected the times. Others, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, made people laugh during this grim time in history.

    After the war people became less interested in comic books, so new superheroes had to be created. The new superheroes, such as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and Spiderman, talked and acted more like real people. As time went on, these characters had to compete with TV.

    Comics have held a place in history. They take people away from their daily lives into another world. In this world, the hero always wins, and failure only comes to the bad guys.