The Golden Age of Comics

The Golden Age of Comics

(1) The period from the late 1930s to the middle 1940s is known as the
golden age of comic books. The modern comic book came in the early
1930s in the United States as a giveaway premium to promote the sale
of the whole range of household products such as cereal and cleanser.
The comic books, which are printed in bright colors to attract the
attentions of potential customers, proved so popular that some
publishers decided to produce comic books that would come out on a
monthly basis and would sell for a dime each. Though comic strips had
been reproduced in publications prior to this time, the Famous Funnies
comic book, which was started in 1934, marked the first occasion that a
serialized book of comics was attempted.
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(2) Early comic books reprinted already existing comic strips and comics
based on known characters, however, publishers soon began
introducing original characters developed specially for comic books.
Superman was introduced in Action Comics in 1938, and Batman was
introduced a year later. The tremendous success of these superhero
comic books led to the development of numerous comic books on a
variety of topics, though superhero comic book predominated.
Astonishingly, by 1945, approximately 160 different comic books were
being published in the United States each month, and 90 percent of US
children were said to read comic books on a regular basis.
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 Thesis Statement:

The period from the late 1930s to the middle 1940s is

known as the golden age of comic books.
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Based on a topic choice of teacher pay, which thesis would be the

strongest?
1. I think teachers are hard workers.
2. This paper will explore reasons why teachers across the country
should be paid higher wages.
3. Teachers make less money than most people think.
4. Teachers have the important job of educating our children and
should be paid higher wages to reflect the importance of this task.
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Based on a topic choice of vegetarian diets, which thesis would be the

strongest?
1. A well-balanced, vegetarian diet provides significant health benefits,
and Filipinos could benefit from becoming vegetarians.
2. It is not right for so many people to eat so much meat.
3. Vegetarians live longer lives.
4. This essay is about the reasons why you should consider a healthier,
vegetarian diet.
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Based on a topic of childhood obesity, which thesis statement would

be the strongest?
1. With the number of children with obesity on the rise in the
Philippines, parents need to be better educated about the causes of
childhood obesity.
2. There are many solutions to the problem of childhood obesity.
3. I know a lot of parents who are really struggling with the issue of
childhood obesity.
4. The percentage of children in the Philippines who are obese
increased from seven percent in 1980 to nearly 20 percent in 2008.
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Based on a topic of minimum wage in the Philippines, which thesis

would be the strongest?
1. After much research, I have concluded that the minimum wage in the
Philippines must be raised.
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Philippines, such as the way an increased minimum wage will impact
individuals, businesses, and the overall economy.
3. Polls show that most Filipinos would like to see the minimum wage in the
Philippines raised.
4. The minimum wage in the Philippines should be raised to a living wage, as
doing so will benefit individuals, businesses, and the overall economy.
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