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One million copies of the seven comic strips describing Mandela's life were published in South Africa. That was a part of events celebrating his birthday on July 18.
South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela became a comic strip hero at once. "This project aims at encouraging young people to read," his{#blank#}1{#/blank#}foundation (基金会) said.
"We express the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}and the values of Mr Mandela through comics," added John Samuel, chief executive(决策者) of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, "Comics are a very useful way of bringing young people into reading.”
"Comics,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, are a very powerful way to introduce literature(文学)，various aspects of reading to young people. And this is our purpose here," he told a news conference.
Some people{#blank#}4{#/blank#}that Mr Mandela should not be a comic figure. "It would take a lot more than comics to demean his stature (贬低他的声望)," said Samuel.
