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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 07:12 AM Feb 2015

The Cold War In Comic Books

The Cold War In Comic Books

This Godless Communism, 1961

Treasure Chest was a monthly comic book published by the Catholic Guild from 1946 to 1972. Each issue featured several different stories intended to inspire citizenship, morality, and patriotism. In the 1961, volume 17 number 2 issue, the story "This Godless Communism" began. It continued in the even numbered issues through number 20. The entire story is presented here.














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http://www.authentichistory.com/1946-1960/4-cwhomefront/7-comics/tcgodless/This_Godless_Communism_1961.html


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The Cold War In Comic Books (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Feb 2015 OP
Wow. I never knew anything like that existed. Crazy. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #1
If you go to the link Ichingcarpenter Feb 2015 #2
Horrifying propaganda machine. yallerdawg Feb 2015 #3
thanks dad Ichingcarpenter Feb 2015 #4
I love that flag! johnp3907 Feb 2015 #5
The artist is pretty good though vive la commune Feb 2015 #6
How disgusting! Mindfreak7 Feb 2015 #7

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
2. If you go to the link
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 08:00 AM
Feb 2015

Last edited Wed Feb 11, 2015, 10:10 AM - Edit history (1)

the second page has a formal letter from Hoover.........




yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
3. Horrifying propaganda machine.
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 08:40 AM
Feb 2015

Good thing we have grown out of believing this kind of stuff!

Comic books.

On the other hand, that part about labor camps for unrepentant Republican capitalists like my Ma - on her Social Security and Medicare...

Top of the world, Ma!

vive la commune

(94 posts)
6. The artist is pretty good though
Fri Feb 13, 2015, 12:44 AM
Feb 2015

This comic might have gotten Marx's ideas totally wrong, but damn if the artist didn't draw a good likeness of him.

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