The Yellow Kid, By G. W. Cox - 1360 Words

he very first modern comic book made, was known as the Yellow Kid, and its arrival in 1897, generated the Platinum age of comics. It was published by G. W. Dillingham Company, and was part of a series that Dilingham did on American authors. This became the staple for future comic books to come, and even coined the name Comic Book on the back of the cover. But even before the Yellow Kid, comic books had existed in what has been coined the Victorian age, which started in 1837 with the comic The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck . It was published in several different European languages and even arrived in the United States in 1842. While several other comics existed in the Victorian age; such as The Brownies: Their Book, Harper s, Puck, Judge, Life , and Truth and were extremely popular in Sunday morning newspapers, there is very little knowledge of the comic books from this era in history, and is still being discovered, researched and recorded. In 1933, the Dell Publishing company star ted a new line of comics, the Famous Funnies comic book, which began with the release of Funnies on Parade. The Famous Funnies have become widely accepted as America s first true comic book. (â€Å"History of Comics - Platinum Age.† Wayback Machine). But it wasn’t until 1938, that comic books would dramatically shift to how people would view and read them in today s world. In the fall of 1934, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, an American pulpShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesfor mid-career contributions from the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management. In 2007, he received the Professional Practice Award from the Institute of Industrial and Labor Relations, University of Illinois. Books Published: H. G. Heneman III, T. A. Judge, and J. D. Kammeyer-Mueller, Staffing Organizations, 7th ed. (Madison, WI: Mendota House/Irwin, 2011) Other Interests Although he cannot keep up (literally!) with Dr. Robbin’s accomplishments on the track, Dr. Judge enjoysRead MoreMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pageswe can rectify this in future editions. I welcome updates to present affiliations. Michael Pearson, Loyola University, New Orleans; Beverlee Anderson, University of Cincinnati; Y.H. Furuhashi, Notre Dame; W. Jack Duncan, University of AlabamaBirmingham; Mike Farley, Del Mar College; Joseph W. Leonard, Miami University (OH); Abbas Nadim, University of New Haven; William O’Donnell, University of Phoenix; Howard Smith, University of New Mexico; James Wolter, University of Michigan, Flint; VernonRead MoreManaging Information Technology (7th Edition)239873 Words   |  960 PagesSystems, Inc.: Deciding Which IT Company to Join CASE STUDY IV-8 Mary Morrison’s Ethical Issue Seventh Edition Managing Information Technology Carol V. Brown Howe School of Technology Management, Stevens Institute of Technology Daniel W. DeHayes Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Jeffrey A. Hoffer School of Business Administration, The University of Dayton E. Wainright Martin Kelley School of Business, Indiana University William C. Perkins Kelley School of BusinessRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 Pageshttp://www.mergentonline.com. CNN Money (1998) Discount retailer charges online bookseller with stealing trade secrets, [Online], CNN Money Magazine. Available from: http://money.cnn.com/. Corcoran, E. (1999) ‘On-line: Amazoned’, Forbes, March, p. 22. Cox, J. (2003) Amazon Dives Into Technology Services, [Online], IDG News Service. Available from: http://www.arnnet.com.au. DeMarco, A. (2004) Amazon.com Enters the Jewelry Business, [Online], JCK. Dessauer, J. (1997) Book Industry Trends, Book Industry