kwebtoon1-2, Exercise 3: Hits and the decline of print

Model answer (any two hits):

- Huh (Heo) Young-man, debut 1974 (In Search for Home); Gaksital; Sikgaek in the Dong-a Ilbo (ran five years, 540,000 paperback copies); Tazza in Sports Chosun.
- Lee Hyun-se, debut 1978 with The River Knows; A Daunting Team (1982).
- Dooly the Little Dinosaur by Kim Soo-jung, serialised 1983-1993, later a TV series and animated film.

Why contradictory: the Webtoon article says print publication has decreased and webtoon material now equals offline material, but also that print remains the primary means of comic retail. The platform article blames free online posting for a collapse of the comics industry; the Manhwa article blames the economic collapse at the end of the millennium. None gives a year or figures for the print decline.
To settle it: dated sales or circulation figures for print comics and magazines, and an independent source for the cause.

Sources: Wikipedia, Webtoon; Webtoon (platform); Manhwa; Heo Young-man; Lee Hyun-se; Dooly the Little Dinosaur.