This document discusses the history and evolution of comics, including their origins in newspaper comic strips in the early 1900s. It provides examples of some famous early comic strips and covers that also served propaganda purposes. The text explores how comics combine both images and words to tell stories, with some debate around whether or not comics still work without text. It notes that more detailed art can sometimes replace text by using symbols and imagery to convey meaning.

1. How image and text work together in comics!!!
OR…
Howthey don’t!!

2. Contents
• Origins
• Famousfirsts
• Controversy
• Propaganda
• Comparisonandanalysis

3. HISTORY
Around 1900, the terms "comics" and "comic
strip" came into common use in the United
States. Where did the word come from? The
strips of pictures being printed in magazines and
newspapers at that time were all funny or comic.
At first newspaper comic strips were called "the
funnies" and later the term comics became more
popular. Early American comic books were often
collections of reprints of newspaper comic strips.

4. The Yellow Kid
The 1895 "Yellow Kid"
created by Richard
Outcault has often been
cited as being the first
comic strip. The reason
being is that Richard
Outcault was the first
artist to use the balloon,
an outlined space on the
page where what the
characters spoke was
written. However, comic
strips and comic books
were published before
"Yellow Kid" debuted in
the New York City
newspaper "The World".

5. The First appearance of Superman (1938)

6. PROPAGANDA – (1943)
Cover of the August
1943 issue of the 4
Favourites showing
«War Bond» beating
Hirohito, Adolf Hitler
and Benito Mussolini.
The heroes on the
cover are shown
singing Spike Jones'
current hit song Der
Fuehrer's Face

7. Scott McCloud- Understanding comic books
According to comic book
artist Will Eisner comic
books are a form of
sequential art where
they are only pictures
when looked at
separately however
when they form a
sequence they become
stories rather than just
mere pictures and are
then called comic books.

8. Animated movies are REALLY SLOW and
ELABORATE……
…. Comic books!!! 

9. Significance of Text in comics :-

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16. The slides above depict the following:
•Change in details given to comic books
•The use of text
•The interpretation of text
•How text is important
•How comics without text are interpreted as well
as with text
•How importance of text depends on the detail of
character and story profile
•Detailed symbols and imagery can replace text

17. Bibliography:
•Scott McCloud : Understanding comics
•Bellis, M., 2011. History of Comic books. About.com, [online] Available at:
<http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/comics.htm>[Accessed on
26 sep 2011]
•Freepik.com
•Marvel comics.com