Korea’s first newspaper four-panel comic debuted in 1924

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  Korea’s first newspaper four-panel comic, “Meongteongguri Heotmul Kyeogi,” debuted in the Chosun Ilbo in 1924.

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  The comic followed protagonist Choi Meongteong as he stumbled through everyday life.

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  It brought laughter to readers living under colonial rule.

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  As the series continued, it satirized policies of the Japanese colonial government, Western goods and changing city life.

Who

The Chosun Ilbo published the comic, whose protagonist was Choi Meongteong.

What

Korea’s first newspaper four-panel serialized comic debuted.

When

1924.

Where

In the pages of the Chosun Ilbo.

Why

It offered amusement to readers living through colonial hardship.

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