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A Comic Vie Comic strips * combine pictures , captions and speech bubbles to create a humorous idea . Read the following short article on the topic of comics . What makes comic strips funny according to the article ? See I Comics You also in in the the Funny called the Papers , past funny papers , are drawings that appear in almost every newspaper . People can usually relate to the person and the situation shown in the comic . Comics help us laugh at ourselves and make our problems seem easier to deal with . Comic Ih strips started appearing in newspapers in the 18 century . They began as pictures with captions and developed into sets of pictures about popular characters who were familiar to the readers . The characters' thoughts and words were put in speech bubbles . In the 1950 s , comics were especially popular . Today , there are still many different comic books on the market . An old comic book may be considered a collectors' item and could be worth a lot of money . While Spiderman and Superman are meant to be superheroes , most comics feature everyday people with everyday problems . The main character is usually likeable , but has a character trait that gets him or her into trouble . People who identify with the character are able to laugh at the comic and feel good about themselves . In addition , the comic characters never stop trying to solve their problems . This gives readers hope that they too will be able to solve their own problems . 4 Comic characters never change , so the reader feels that he or she knows them well and many people have a favorite comic strip character . To them , reading a comic and following the actions of their favorite comic strip character is like turning to a friend who understands them , a friend who always makes them smile . Closer Reading Answer in your notebook . 1 How does the article explain the popularity of comics ? 2 How did the "look " of comics change from what they were at first ( paragraph 2 ) 1 3 What is " a collectors' item" ( paragraph 2 ) 1 Which words in the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of the phrase ? 4 How are Spiderman and Superman different from other comic strip characters ( paragraph 3 )? Complete the sentence below . Whereae Sp iderman and Sup erman . ..., moet comic atrip characters are . .. . 5 In what ways is a favorite comic strip character like a friend ? ( paragraph 4 ) * This is according to the American variety of English . In British English , cartoons may also refer to comic strips .
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