| In part 2 of comic books history I'll be
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| | came out. The date on the cover was
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| covering the first half of the Platinum
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| | simply January and was 10 cents. The
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| age. The second half will be in the last
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| | format was 8 1/2 by 9. The title was
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| installment.The Platinum age started with
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| | "Comics Monthly" and only lasted 12
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| a book that came out in 1897 titled "The
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| | issues. Each issue featured a different
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| Yellow Kid in McFadden's Flats." It was
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| | King Features comic character. The
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| 196 pages long and in black and white.
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| | characters featured during this 12 month
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| The cost was 50 cents and was published
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| | run were "Polly and Her Pals", "Mike and
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| by G. W. Dillingham Company. It was
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| | Ike", whom the candy was named after,
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| actually part of a series Dillingham did
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| | "S'Matter Pop", "Barney Google", "Tillie
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| on American authors. The phrase "comic
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| | the Toiler", "Indoor Sports", "Little
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| book" was actually coined with this
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| | Jimmy", "Toots and Casper", "Foolish
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| printing as the phrase was written on the
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| | Questions" and "Barney Google and Spark
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| back cover.In 1899 a "Funny Books" comic
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| | Plug." These were all reprints of comics
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| came out which featured the format that
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| | originally printed in 1921.In 1926 the
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| became the traditional comic book format
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| | forever popular "Little Orphan Annie" was
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| of the Platinum age. It was hard cover
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| | first published by Cupples and Leon in 7
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| and very large at 16 1/2 by 12 inches.
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| | by 9 format. These were printed in both
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| The book was created by F.M. Howarth, but
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| | hard and soft cover and were 60 cents
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| published by E.P. Dutton. It was a black
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| | each.It wasn't until 1929 that Dell, one
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| and white collection of reprints from the
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| | of the soon to be larger comic book
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| Puck magazine.It wasn't until 1901 that
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| | publishers, got into the act. Their
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| the first color comic book came out. It
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| | first comic was called "The Funnies" and
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| was called "The Blackberries" and was 9
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| | was done in tabloid size format. The
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| by 12 in hardcover.Around that same time,
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| | comic was 16 pages and sold for 10 cents.
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| what became the most used format for
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| | It was sold at news stands along with
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| comic books at 17 by 11 inches, came out.
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| | the newspapers. What was unique about
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| Some of the early titles of this format
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| | this comic was that it was done in 4
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| were "The Katzenjammer Kids", "Little
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| | colors and was not a collection of
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| Nemo" and "Happy Hooligan." It was
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| | reprints but original comics.In 1930 Walt
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| during this time that the first "Buster
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| | Disney also got into comic books with the
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| Brown" comic was created, the character
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| | "Mickey Mouse Book" published by Bibo and
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| from which the Buster Brown shoes were
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| | Lang. It was 9 by 12 and 20 pages long.
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| made. As a matter of fact because of the
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| | Inside the comic were also games, stories
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| success of Buster Brown many companies
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| | and songs. This was really more a
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| used the comic to sell their
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| | magazine than a comic and it really
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| merchandise.In 1910 the now popular "Mutt
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| | wasn't until 1931 that the first true
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| and Jeff" came out with a new format, the
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| | Mickey Mouse comic came out. It was 32
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| reprinting of daily strips in black and
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| | pages long, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 and published
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| white. The book was still hard cover but
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| | by David McKay Company. Over 50,000
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| was 15 by 5 inches. It was published by
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| | copies of this comic were published.
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| Ball Publishing and 5 volumes were
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| | Between 1931 and 1933 there were a number
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| published.Then in 1919, Publisher Cupples
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| | of Mickey Mouse based comics that were
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| & Leon used a different format. They
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| | published.In the last issue we'll go over
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| were 10" by 10" with 4 panels per page.
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| | the years of 1933 to 1938. The reason for
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| They were black and white, 52 pages for
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| | devoting one issue to only 6 years is
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| 25 cents. Titles and characters used for
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| | because it was during this time that
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| these books was "Mutt & Jeff" and
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| | comic book publishing really took off and
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| "Bringing up Father."It wasn't until 1922
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| | comics started coming out of the
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| that the first monthly published comic
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| | woodwork.
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