3%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Government Issue
Richard Graham
€ 31.99
€ 30.91
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Government Issue
Paperback. Since the 1940s, American federal and state government agencies have published comics to disseminate public information. This title presents an important selection of these official comics in their full reading format, and a range of excerpts and covers. It provides an essay on the history and context of these comics, and substantive captions. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 276 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Since the 1940s, federal and state government agencies have published comics to disseminate public information. Comics legends Will Eisner and Milton Caniff produced comics for the army. Li’l Abner joined the navy. Walt Kelly’s Pogo told parents how much TV their kids should watch, Bert the Turtle showed them how to survive a nuclear attack, and Dennis the Menace took “A Poke at Poison.” Smokey Bear had his own comic, and so did Zippy, the USPS mascot. Dozens of artists and writers, known and unknown, were recruited to create comics about every aspect of American life, from jobs and money ... Read more
Since the 1940s, federal and state government agencies have published comics to disseminate public information. Comics legends Will Eisner and Milton Caniff produced comics for the army. Li’l Abner joined the navy. Walt Kelly’s Pogo told parents how much TV their kids should watch, Bert the Turtle showed them how to survive a nuclear attack, and Dennis the Menace took “A Poke at Poison.” Smokey Bear had his own comic, and so did Zippy, the USPS mascot. Dozens of artists and writers, known and unknown, were recruited to create comics about every aspect of American life, from jobs and money ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419700781
SKU
V9781419700781
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Richard Graham
Richard Graham is Associate Professor and Media Services Librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he created and curates UNL's digital collection of government comics. Forward by Sid Jacobson, editor of The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation.
Reviews for Government Issue