The Cold War In Comic Books

[Ichingcarpenter]

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

[polly7]

1. Wow. I never knew anything like that existed. Crazy. nt.

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. If you go to the link

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

[yallerdawg]

3. Horrifying propaganda machine.

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!

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. thanks dad

[johnp3907]

5. I love that flag!

[vive la commune]

6. The artist is pretty good though

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

[Mindfreak7]

7. How disgusting!

I can't believe the blatant discrimination that our cause has had to endure comrades!