tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post2594922074575142792..comments2024-03-18T17:34:56.486-04:00Comments on Four-Color Shadows: Willy-A Date With Judy-1953Bookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-30229420036723207912012-04-26T19:18:42.153-04:002012-04-26T19:18:42.153-04:00I figure that, at base, this sort of comic was in ...I figure that, at base, this sort of comic was in imitation of Henry Aldrich, of Andy Hardy, &c. But I wonder <em>who, exactly, were the audience seeking-out those stories</em>.<br /><br />In own my life, I have not known many such youths. Before my teens, I didn't aspire to become a fool. As a teen, I managed not to be this sort of fool, and certainly wouldn't have been amused to see myself reflected in this way if I had been.<br /><br />I certainly don't know that any sort of <i>Schadenfreude</i> is driving these stories, but perhpas it might be, in which case I wonder who is doing the <em>resenting</em> of whom. Girls angry at boys? men envious of boys?Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com