Golden Age of newspaper adventure strips
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The Golden Age of newspaper adventure strips was a formative period in early- to mid-20th-century comics when lavishly illustrated, long-form adventure stories in newspapers reached peak popularity and artistic sophistication.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era in comics history
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historical period ⓘ |
| artisticInnovation |
cinematic page layouts
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dynamic action drawing ⓘ realistic figure drawing ⓘ |
| declineFactors |
rise of television
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shift of adventure comics to comic books ⓘ shrinking newspaper comic-strip space ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
competition among major newspapers
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expansion of newspaper syndication ⓘ |
| endApproximate |
1950s
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early 1960s ⓘ |
| field |
adventure comics
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newspaper comic strips ⓘ |
| format |
Sunday pages
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daily strips ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad popular appeal
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high artistic sophistication ⓘ lavishly illustrated ⓘ long-form storytelling ⓘ mass newspaper circulation ⓘ serialized narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
American comic books
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European adventure comics ⓘ adventure storytelling in popular culture ⓘ graphic novels ⓘ superhero comics ⓘ |
| medium | newspapers ⓘ |
| narrativeInnovation |
cliffhanger endings
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complex characterization ⓘ long-running continuity ⓘ |
| notableCreator |
Al Williamson
NERFINISHED
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Alex Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ Burne Hogarth NERFINISHED ⓘ Chester Gould NERFINISHED ⓘ Hal Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Falk NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Caniff NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGenre |
adventure
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crime ⓘ fantasy ⓘ jungle adventure ⓘ science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
NERFINISHED
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Flash Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jungle Jim NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandrake the Magician NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ Secret Agent X-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan (newspaper strip) NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry and the Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phantom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularity |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| startApproximate |
early 1930s
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late 1920s ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
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