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Racist comics

Started by shrunkenhead,

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Jeffreykli

Jeffreykli

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So since I started this thread, I've been flipping through the Gerber books quite a bit, musing over some of the more overtly racist (and sexist) covers. Anyhow, reading this thread has surprisingly spurred my interest in these books. I've been particularly struck with jefferykli's comments about how these covers can be used contextually to demonstrate that we're not all the "evolved" in our thinking in the present day (my wife was floored by that "jap road" example!).

 

So Heritage was offering a CGC'd fine copy of that Air fighters/rats book. I placed a bid that was under guide and won! (my first heritage auction win btw--I ALWAYS get outbid.) So now I've got my very own racist pop artifact. Who'd have thunk it?

 

Congrats! As soon as I can free up some money to get back into collecting, those covers will be what I'm looking for. The Air Fighters still just blows me away, but it's a great example of de-humanizing the enemy.

 

Jeff

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