B. The changes that have come about in cartoons over the years,

C. And the kinds of cartoons that are popular today.

Hopefully, after this speech, you will be more informed about the changes that took place in the cartoon industry and how it has reached the stage where it is today.

Cartoon history is divided into three stages:

3. and the current and modern age of cartoons

The first stage in the history of cartoons is

known as the Golden Age. I will be telling you about the first cartoons, the styles popularized and the most important cartoons that were created at the time. Although the Golden Age formally began in 1938, comics were popular well before then. The first comic strip was Richard Outcault's "Down in Hogan's Alley," which was published in 1895. It featured "The Yellow Kid," a bald little boy who may have been the precursor to Carl Anderson's "Henry." It wasn’t long before newspapers started to include a special section just for comics. Superman and Batman are the most notable products of the Golden Era. Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, who were both 18 at the time, created superman. It did extremely well, and roped in about 800 dollars a week for its creators. A new phase was ushered in: the Superhero phase. A crowd of superheroes entered the scene. Bob Kane decided to capitalize on the success of the superhero phase and created Batman. But it was Bill Finger who came up with name of Bruce Wayne, the millionaire who donned his Batman costume to play the super hero. The difference between Superman and Batman was that although Batman had no super powers unlike his counterpart, the Batman stories were more exciting. Many well-known characters came about in those years including, Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Mutt & Jeff, Little Nemo and Buster Brown. Timely Comics, which would later become Marvel Comics, the most famous comic book company today, began in Fall 1939.. On November 20, 1939, Max Gaines, now at DC Comics, published a comic featuring the first appearances of The Flash, "the fastest man alive."

The next time you’re feeling down and need some perking up, pick up a comic book. Take a little time and read about someone else having a bad day, but has to save the world. Who knows, it may just inspire you.

C. The cartoons we know and love

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