Postavke ovog rada temelje se na istraživanju razvoja i povijesti stripa u Hrvatskoj. Glavni cilj istraživanja jest djelovanje Andrije Maurovića i njegove suradnje s najvažnijim časopisima od pojave prvoga stripa do njegovoga prestanka suradnje s „Plavim vjesnikom“. Fokus je stavljen na Maurovićevo stvaralaštvo kroz suradnju s brojnim strip magazinima. Prati se na koji je način određena vlast u određenom razdoblju hrvatske povijesti reagirala na pojavu stripa, kako i na koji način su se borili protiv strip umjetnosti, te u kojoj mjeri je provedena cenzura. Razmotrena su sljedeća razdoblja: NDH (najviše dolaze do izražaja suprotnosti zaraćenih strana u odnosu prema stripu),stvaralaštvo Andrije Maurovića u NOB te razdoblje od uspostave Jugoslavije do sukoba s Informbiroom kada je strip nepogodan zbog obilježja šund literature sa zapada. Osim Maurovića, u radu su spomenute određene osobe koje su surađivale s Maurovićem, a važne su kako za hrvatsku povijest tako i za povijest stripa. Neke od tih osoba su Franjo Martin Fuis, Walter i Norbert Neugebauer, Krešimir Kovačić.This paper is based on the extensive research on the history of comic books in Croatia. The main aim of the research was the work of Andrija Maurović, a contributor in the most important comic book magazines. The focus is on Maurović´s comic books published in the period between the release of the first comic book and his last piece published in Plavi vjesnik (eng. Blue Herald). Maurović’s creative work is being observed through the lens of his features in numerous comic books. This survey follows each of the different governments´ reactions to the appearance of comics in this peculiar period of Croatian history - what means they used to combat comic art, and to what extent censorship was enforced. During the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), the opposing political parties formulated diverse views on the comic books. Andrija Maurović’s work during the National Liberation Movement in Croatia (NOB) i.e. the period between the establishment of Yugoslavia and the conflict with Cominform (Informbiro) was also taken into consideration. At that point, comic books were declared politically unsuitable because of their resemblance to the pulp fiction from the West. In addition, Maurović´s collaborators Franjo Martin Fuis, Walter and Norbert Neugebauer, Krešimir Kovačić were mentioned because of their importance for both Croatian history and comic book history
