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August 1955 Popular Electronics

August 1955 Popular Electronics

August 1955 Popular Electronics Cover - RF CafeTable of Contents

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Electronics, published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

These two electronics-themed comics appeared in the August 1955 edition of Popular Electronics magazine. The artist who created the comic on page 116 likely had no idea what a trend he was starting. Over the years of researching vintage television restoration projects, I have seen countless examples of people having converted old TV cabinets into liquor cabinets, clothes armoires, toy storage chests, tool boxes, and pet beds. I'm tempted to consider them desecrations of fine technical and woodworking craft, but I suppose I should be grateful that they at least escaped the landfill - at least for now. Once the owners die, their kids will just toss the repurposed sets out. The page 177 comic is from none other than Carl Kohler, who drew many comics and authored many tech-related stories for magazines. At the bottom of the page is a huge list with more than 225 other collections of electronics-themed comics from vintage magazines like Electronics World, Radio and Television News, Radio Craft, and others. As usual, I took the liberty of colorizing the comics as I refresh the pages.

Comics with an Electronics Theme

Electronic-themed comic August 1955 Popular Electronics - RF Cafe

"You made me a swell bar out of WHAT?" (p116)

Electronic-themed comic Popular Electronics August 1955 - RF Cafe

"It's going to be something a little bit different in R/C!" (p117)

 

 

Posted February 14, 2024
(updated from original post on 5/20/2017)


These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some). 256 pages as of 4/18/2025.

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