American manga: I drew Superman in the Great Depression

Chapter 71 Submarine

"Really, this is such a pity."

No matter what he was thinking in his heart, Colin still looked regretful on the surface.

After chatting about their opinions, Roy started to talk about cooperation.

The purpose of his trip was simple, mainly to discuss the cooperation between Mickey Mouse and The Courier.

For financial reasons, Walt Disney Studios is considering opening up some of the image franchises of Mickey Mouse serialized in comic strips. The Courier and Courier Comics in Colin's hands are currently the most popular comics in New York.

One of the publications, this is also the reason why Roy went to the newspaper.

He plans to use the popularity of "Superman" to reverse the decline in sales of Mickey Mouse peripherals.

After hearing the meaning of Roy's words, Colin suddenly became a little interested.

Of course, follow-up negotiations.

It didn't go as smoothly as imagined. Roy Disney's arrival only expressed his preliminary opinions.

Finally, after a three-hour conversation.

The Courier Newspaper and Walt Disney Studios have reached a preliminary consensus.

The studio agreed in principle to sell part of the Mickey Mouse franchise in newspapers, allowing Colin to serialize a comic story related to Mickey Mouse in the "Superman" comics. However, the plot must be agreed to by Walt Disney.

, Mickey Mouse appearing in the comic strip must comply with Disney's animation settings.

To put it simply, Walt Disney Studios attaches great importance to the image of Mickey Mouse. After all, this is the existence that the Walt brothers started.

What if Colin designed Mickey Mouse to be an evil villain in the comics and did things that were inconsistent with his image, such as destroying cities or something.

It would be a huge blow to the fledgling Walt Disney Studios.

Of course, Walt Disney in this era would never have imagined that one day in the future, the animated image of Mickey Mouse would disappear forever on the pursuit of novelty.

But, then again.

If you watch the "Symphony of Confusion" series of animations produced by Disney during this period, there are also many novel contents. The first episode of the animation, "The Skeleton Dance", features an animated content of a group of skeletons dancing in a grave.

If placed in future generations, it would truly exist like a children's cult.

Of course, during the early years of the Great Depression, Walt Disney's animation audience was actually more targeted at adults.

The shift to children's animation occurred more after the establishment of Disneyland.

Here, the issue of the franchise for Mickey Mouse to appear in the "Superman" comics has been finalized.

On the other side, Colin also made his own request, hoping that the studio could produce an animation similar to "Superman".

Originally, he planned to wait for a while and wait until the animation technology matured before launching the "Superman" series of animations.

But since Walt Disney came to the door himself, Colin would not let go of this opportunity.

Roy was a little hesitant about Colin's request.

"I need to discuss this with people at the studio before I give you an answer, Mr. Colin Looper."

…

Counterworld, at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, inside the Narwhal submarine.

Colin opened his eyes and walked out of the cramped room.

Under the influence of [Super Hearing], he could hear the conversations of the resistance members in the submarine, the roar of the submarine's huge diesel engine, and of course the nervous screams of the octopus deep in the sea, which sounded like a plane whizzing by.

; Catfish schools make a "dong-dong" sound like a snare drum when swimming at night; puffer fish and agouti make snoring sounds like "snoring" and "snoring".

The sea is not silent, on the contrary it is very lively.

Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to talk to fish.

He shook his head and put away his [Super Hearing] ability.

Colin looked in the direction of the submarine's passage.

As a cruise submarine that has been in use since World War II, the internal equipment of the Narwhal has long been outdated. Even if it has been transformed and repaired by the rebels, it cannot conceal the fact that it has been in operation for more than 60 years.

Restricted by the Washington Armistice Agreement, the U.S. military has been required to control its naval armaments since World War II.

The treaty stipulates that the signatory countries must abandon their respective capital ship construction plans and maintain their existing capital ships. After this treaty comes into effect, the capital ships of the signatory countries that are not stipulated to be retained, regardless of whether they are completed or not, must be replaced in accordance with the provisions of the treaty.

Abandoned.

Since the signing of the Armistice Agreement, the U.S. Navy has entered a long era of "naval holidays."

As various warships are decommissioned one after another, the strength of the U.S. Navy has gradually shrunk, retreating from far-sea operations to close-in defense.

If it weren't for the fact that there are still three aircraft carriers that have been in service for more than 60 years, supporting the navy's reputation, occasionally showing up in the Atlantic Ocean, and then returning to Hong Kong for maintenance.

Or, the United States has long been removed from the list of naval powers.

Of course, even if they are not delisted, according to the assessment of the New York Times and other media, perhaps in four or five years, as those aircraft carriers that have exceeded their service years are forced to be decommissioned, the navy's combat effectiveness will also be greatly affected.

In fact, because of this incident, the Senate Armed Services Committee made a call to discuss the possibility of modifying the "Washington Armistice Agreement", believing that this provision that has appeared since World War II can no longer adapt to the development of modern society. As a victory over

Germany, as a country, should be loosened so that they can build a newer generation of naval warship equipment.

In the narrow passage corridor of the submarine, dim lights flickered faintly, making a sizzling sound of electricity.

Obviously, affected by the water pressure, the power supply system inside the Narwhal was also affected.

Taking his eyes away from the dim lights in the corridor, Colin turned to look at the plywood in the corridor to the side.

As the most important cruise submarine of the US military during World War II, the Narwhal is not small in size. With a length of more than 100 meters, the entire submarine operates under the sea like a behemoth.

However, due to the limitations of technology at the time, although the Narwhal was huge, a large part of it was to carry its huge engine room, which contained four diesel engines and two electric engines.

Excluding the engine room, the entire Narwhal has far fewer cabins that can actually be used.

At the same time, the large number of reinforcement panels in the submarine makes the already not spacious submarine even more crowded.

In the Narwhal, reinforcement panels can be seen everywhere, blocking everyone's view.

But he couldn't stop Colin's eyes.

As he stared, the plywood in front of him began to peel off, revealing the old wiring and internal mechanical structure inside.

[Ability—Super Perspective (Black Iron)]

[Ability description: Superman's eyes are different from those of Earthlings. They have magical abilities that can help him see through most objects. 】

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