Here are two more tech-themed comics from vintage Popular Electronics
magazines. The year was 1972, which was at the peak of NASA's
Project Apollo
moon manned exploration era. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to the agency at the time,
it was also near the end of the era as the moon exploration portion of the program
was abruptly cancelled after Apollo 17, in December of 1972. No man has set
foot on the moon since then - 45 years as of this writing. One of the comics humorously
depicts a situation that for many government departments would be a "situation normal"
scenario, but given NASA's overwhelming success, it would not be as expected. The
other comic deals with a workplace concept that, while much more "futuristic" at
the time, is rapidly becoming a concern of workers today where even fast food workers
are being replaced by robots.
Comics with an Electronics Theme
March 1972 Popular Electronics
Table 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.
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March 1972 Popular Electronics Comic (p117)
November 1972 Popular Electronics
Table 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.
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"It's OK, but don't expect too much - it's only made of fat,
jelly, and water." November 1972 Popular Electronics Comic (p103)
Posted January 30, 2024 (updated from original
post on 11/8/2017)
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
247 pages as of 12/3/2024
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