Political, Social, and Education Comics

The 1928 presidential campaign of Herbert Hoover created their own comic strips promoting the candidate, while General Electric realized the educational value of comic books in 1946. Entrepreneur Malcolm Ater later made a career out of producing comic books for other political candidates and companies, and both the Civil Rights Movement and President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society of the 1960s saw the value of using comic books for their own causes – proving the viability of the medium to educate the populace on any issue.

Herbert Hoover: Picture Life of a Great American

In 1928, Edward Anthony of the Herbert Hoover presidential campaign came up with the idea of creating a comic strip depicting the life of the candidate and distributed it to voters nationwide.

The Story of Harry S. Truman

The Democratic National Committee released a comic book that told the life story of President Harry Truman as part the 1948 presidential campaign that possibly impacted the election results.

Cartoonists Against Racism

To counter rising antisemitism during the 1930s, advertising executive Richard Rothschild was hired to wage a war against all forms of bigotry, with cartoons and comic books part of his arsenal.

Wonder Women of History

Wonder Women of History and its replacement Marriage à la Mode appeared in early Wonder Woman comic books, reflecting the shifting cultural norms in the U.S. during and after World War II.

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