 Government Issue: Comics For the People, 1940s-2000s By Richard L. Graham Foreword by Sid Jacobson Selections from the comics below appear in Government Issue; |
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| Ready Then, Ready Now Comics About the Military |
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This is Ann PDF Download |
Bullets or Words PDF Download |
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Judy Joins the Waves PDF Download |
Time of Decision PDF Download |
The Docs |
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Show Me The Money |
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Smash-Up at Big Rock PDF Download |
Are You Looking Into Your Future? PDF Download |
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| Be Prepared Comics About Civil Defense, Safety, and Health |
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Rex Morgan, M.D. Talks... About Your Unborn Child! PDF Download |
The 9 Lives of El Gato the Cat PDF Download |
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| The American Way Comics About Landscapes and Lifestyles |
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Wisconsin's Forests PDF Download |
Wildlife Willie PDF Download |
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| In addition to print material, comics artists and writers also worked for the U.S. government producing animated films and public service announcements. | |
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Private SNAFU: Spies (1943) Private Snafu (Situation Normal, All Fouled Up), the Army's everyman, was the creation of Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel and children's book author and illustrator P.D. "Phil" Eastman, working under the auspices of the U.S. Army Signal Corp. The 26 Private Snafu films made were used as training tools, educational animations, and morale builders for the troops during World War II. This particular short, Spies, includes stereotypical portrayals of the Japanese and German enemies and also of women that are reflective of the era. |
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Duck and Cover (1951) This now-classic civil defense animation uses a friendly, comic-book like character, Bert the Turtle, to gently allay Cold War fears of nuclear attack. It's simple: just "duck and cover"! |
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