GE comic books, supporting articles

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General Electric publicity articles about the development, popularity, and intet of the educational comic books.

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"A Social Boost for Comics," Adventures Ahead January-February 1953
Article providing an overview of the General Electric comic book program, and its domestic and international impact.

"In praise of atoms," Adventures Ahead March-April 1952
Article about the Adventures inside the atom comic book," and its use by students.

COMIC BOOKS have come in for
wide criticism as well as hearty
praise. Some may call the series General
Electric publishes "comics," but
we refer to them as…

"Announcing Another Cartoon Narrative," Adventures Ahead November-December 1952
Article announces the new Land of Plenty comic book.

Transcript of article:

announcing
Another
New Cartoon
Narrative
WITH the presses barely stilled
after printing one new cartoon
narrative for General Electric, another
one is ready to…

Article about the Adventure into the Future comic and planning a future career in engineering.

"GE- Tops with Teenagers," GE Monogram, May 1952
Article about how the comic books helped make GE the most recognized brand among teenagers.

"Ubiquitous Atom," GE Monogram, August 1958
Article about the international success of the GE comic books.

Transcript:
Ubiquitous Atom: General Electric's
educational "comic book" Adventures Inside
the Atom, recently translated into
Urdu and Arabic, has made its debut in
Pakistan and…

"Milestones," GE Monogram, February 1961
Article about success of GE comic book distribution.

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Since they were originated in 1944, more than
125 million educational comic books
have been distributed by the Company's
Educational Relations & Support Service.

"Frank Panny Hates His Job," GE Monogram, July 1970
Biographical article about Frank Panny, an GE Educational Relations employee who worked on the comic book project.

Transcript:
You put a microphone in front of a performer
or a politician and he becomes
almost incandescent. But not…

"Confidence Starts in Classrooms," GE Monogram, June 1953
Article about the popularity of the GE comic books in class rooms, listing the popularity of the early comic books.

"Education is no joke," GE Monogram, June 1956
Article about the success of the General Electric comic book program and its manager, Dwight Van Avery.

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"Education is no joke." This is
the title of a two-page feature in the June
10 magazine section of the New York Sunday
News…
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