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Several Editions of the Comic Books of Journey to the WestThe following is a partial version of the Journey to the West comic:
1. In March 1929, the Shanghai World Bookstore published the version, drawn by Jin Shaomei and Zhang Xingrui, with a total of five volumes. This was the earliest set of "Journey to the West" comic strips in China.
2. 1954 - 1955, Shanghai Fine Arts Press (Shanghai) published Journey to the West in Shanghai, a total of 12 books. In the 1950s, Mr. Chen Guangyi painted three books. In 1955, Liu Xiyong and Ling Tao collaborated to paint Bottomless Pit, Hu Ruofo painted Anger Against Fake Country, Dong Tianye and Le Xiaoying painted White Tiger Ridge, Xu Hongda painted Fake Western Heaven, Zheng Jiasheng and Xia Shuyu also participated in the creation, especially Xia Shuyu's Lion Camel Country, which was very distinctive. After that, the version was silent for a long time until 1962, when Zhao Hongben and Qian Xiaodai's Sun Wukong Three Beats White Bone Demon was published. In 1963, the book was awarded the first prize of the comic book convention. Qian Xiaodai's Gao Laozhuang was only published in 2001 as part of the 100 Fine Books series. Although there were reprints and reprints in the 1980s, the most classic ones were the 12 books mentioned above.
3. In 1958, Hebei Fine Arts Press (Jimei) published Journey to the West, a total of 26 volumes. Among them, Liu Lingcang's Havoc in the Heavenly River, Chen Yunbo's Little Leiyin Temple, Qian Xiaodai's Kingdom of Women, and Liu Hanzong's Havoc in Heaven were more impressive.
4. In the 1950s and 1960s, Hebei People's Fine Arts Press published a total of 26 volumes from 1956 to 1962. They were painted by Chen Yuandu, Liu Hanzong, Liu Lingcang, Chen Guangyi, Qian Xiaodai, Hu Ruofo, Xu Yansun, etc. They were large-scale, complete stories, and high-level paintings. At the same time, Shanghai Renmei and People's Fine Arts published a total of more than ten separate volumes. They were painted by Dong Tianye, Liu Xiyong, Xu Hongda, Qian Xiaodai, Zhao Hongben, Xia Yushu, etc., and their artistic standards were also relatively high.
In addition, there were also many versions of single volumes published by different publishing houses and authors in different years, including Uproar in Heaven, Flaming Mountain, Tongtian River, Real Monkey King, and Bottomless Pit.
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