Links to 1930s comics article in FORTUNE and a 1940s PRINT one of M.C. Gaines!

[Yoc]

Hi Gang,
There's a nice new comics entry on Salon called 'An inside look at comic books' - CLICK HERE well worth looking at for us history buffs.

"Three articles from the '30s and '40s give a unique glimpse of the history of the industry."

The links are in the body of the story but for those in a hurry or that missed them here you go with thanks to Salon and Imprint for sharing these.

Fortune Magazine April 1933
CLICK HERE FOR PDF
"The Funny Papers" by the Editors of Fortune Magazine

Print Magazine Volume III/Number 2 Summer 1942
PT 1 - CLICK HERE FOR PDF
"Narrative Illustration: The Comics" by M.C. Gaines

Print Magazine Volume III/Number 3 1943
PT 2 - CLICK HERE FOR PDF
"Good Triumphs Over Evil == More About the Comics"  This is Part 2 of the Gaines comic history story.

Enjoy!
-Yoc

[darwination]

Thanks for passing this along Yoc!

[Yoc]

Your welcome Darwin.
I thought they were pretty interesting and always like to share.