小人书与新社会——新中国初期中共对旧连环画的改造

Children's Picture-story Book and the New Age:CPC's Reform of Old Picture-story Books in the Early Days of New China

小人书是连环画的俗称,是大众文艺"最有力的作品",也是民众教育"最厉害"的工具。因此,新中国成立初期中国共产党对连环画的创作、出版和发行等进行了改造。就改造的措施来看,既有"国有化"的经济手段,也有审读、查禁等行政手段;从改造的过程来看,经过了前后两大阶段。新中国初期的连环画改造,显示了中国共产党强大的政治号召力和组织力。

Children＇s picture-story books, commonly known as comic strips, are not only ＂the most pow erful works＂ of the popular culture, but also ＂the most severe＂ tools of the mass education. Therefore, the CPC reformed picture-story books＇ writing, publishing and distribution in the early days of New China. As regards the means of the reform, economic means of nationalizing and political means of examining and banning were adopted. The process of reforming underwent two big stages. The reform shows great political appeal and organizational capacity of the CPC.