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3 unusual facts about Newsboys Strike of 1899


Newsboys Strike of 1899

A musical version of the Disney film made its theatrical debut at the Paper Mill Playhouse on September 25, 2011 and opened at The Nederlander Theatre on Broadway on March 15, 2012.

The Newsboys were fictionalized in 1942 by DC Comics as the Newsboy Legion, first appearing in Issue number 7 of Star Spangled Comics and continuing therein through issue 64, as well as also continuing in various forms to modern-day comics.

The events of the 1899 strike later inspired a 1992 Disney film Newsies, including a character named Kid Blink (who wears an eye patch).



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