[CLOSED] SOLD! STARTLING FACTS! Very Rare Anti-Communist Complete set of 4 2 2

[eccomic]

The National Association of Manufacturers published this series of four (4) comic books in the 1952 to show how capitalism and business help protect the American way of life. The comic books describe failed socialist and totalitarian experiments in history, and describe how to protect the American way of life from impending communism. They show how strong manufacturing helps preserve our country's freedom and standard of living. 

One of only TWO known complete sets.

1. Startling Facts About Dictatorship Comic Pamphlet (National Association of Manufacturers, 1950) Condition: FN. Anti-Communist/Fascist four-page propaganda tract in comic book format, with art by political cartoonist Phil Berube.  INCREDIBLE GATEFOLD.

A copy of this tract and only known sale hammered on Heritage for $370.00 on January 17, 2016 

Link and description:

https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/startling-facts-about-dictatorship-comic-pamphlet-national-association-of-manufacturers-1950-condition-fn/a/121603-13860.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

"Anti-Communist/Fascist four-page propaganda tract in comic book format, with art by political cartoonist Phil Berube. First copy we've seen; with no slabbed copies listed in CGC's census report. Not listed in Overstreet. From the Philip M. Levine Collection".

2. Startling Facts about Government Spending and Taxes

3. Startling Facts about American Production

4. Startling Facts about Research and Invention

SOLD VIA PM

 

 

Edited June 30, 2019 by eccomic

[buttock]

Wow.  Never seen a full set of these.  Killer stuff Stephen!

[Fan Boy]

Loved the little nuggets of facts in there. Never seen these books before. Thanks for sharing. 

Oh... which bring up a question to you. How many pages does each book contains? 

Edited June 29, 2019 by Fan Boy
Adding a question

[eccomic]

28 minutes ago, Fan Boy said:

Loved the little nuggets of facts in there. Never seen these books before. Thanks for sharing. 

Oh... which bring up a question to you. How many pages does each book contains? 

4 pages each

[buttock]

For anyone considering this, I only know of 2 other copies of the DIctatorship one, and I've never seen the other 3.  If I didn't have one, I would have bought this in a heartbeat.