adamstrange Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Some excellent graphics for these covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrevvy Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 BOOT, those are awesome. I've never heard of anything like this. Can you provide some background info? Where were they published? Were they widely distributed? How do you find them? Could provide any more interior pics of the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 BOOT, those are awesome. I've never heard of anything like this. Can you provide some background info? Where were they published? Were they widely distributed? How do you find them? Could provide any more interior pics of the others? Thanks for the nice comments! Glad you folks like them! Each one has its own background story. Have found them in many weird places, but one prime source is America's Garage Sale, aka eBay. For more comics by Service Members, with some interior pics, check out this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 We should group them all, and have a directory of all the threads related to World War Two and the war events. There were some pretty cool and meaningful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 These giveaways were produced for distribution to servicemen overseas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 More WWII comics produced by service men and women... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Not an actual vintage WWII comic. This is a prop comic produced by D.C. for Spielberg's Empire of the Sun, the great movie about J.G. Ballard's internment in a Japanese prison camp in China during WWII. Also a picture from the movie of Christian Bale as Jim reading the comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Here are a couple of comics produced to help motivate the Homefront... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 This comic was produced in Tegernsee, Germany in Autumn of 1945, presumably to encourage good relations between American GIs and local residents. Here is an interesting article in the New York Times about how Tegernsee was spared from destruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 This was to promote safety in aircraft factories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 This taught soldiers how to avoid hypothermia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Here are some D.C.-produced WWII era giveaway comics: - Two versions of "Tomorrow The World", about how to deal with a hateful young German visiting the US - Two giveaways from Pearl Buck's East West Foundation promoting Chinese/American cooperation, reprinting stories from World's Finest and Comic Cavalcade - A rare unlisted giveaway about the Merchant Marines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 And this interesting comic meant to convince readers that the U.S. had no business getting involved in the war... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBE Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I was wondering when "How Boys and Girls can help win the War" was going to make an appearance! This has been a really interesting and informative thread, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. --ElJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 This taught soldiers how to avoid hypothermia... I just acquired one of these. Scarce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 And this interesting comic meant to convince readers that the U.S. had no business getting involved in the war... I love this… Any chance to see something of the content? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejudge01 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 War comics #8 British comic, I've only ever come across this issue and #3 but only own #8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhippo Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Not sure how "obscure" these 2 are, but there's some definite WWII wackiness going on with these covers! OdinsSecrets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 This taught soldiers how to avoid hypothermia... I just acquired one of these. Scarce? Have only seen the one copy, but haven't been actively looking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Not sure how "obscure" these 2 are, but there's some definite WWII wackiness going on with these covers! Two classics. Btw: Love your avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
