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These "Radio Term Illustrated" and "Technical Term Illustrated" electronics-themed
comics are amongst the best I can remember seeing. They appeared in two 1946 issues
of Radio-Craft magazine. For the uninitiated,
WAVES is an acronym for Women
Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. They were a World War II phenomenon
established on July 30, 1942, half a year after the
Pearl Harbor
attack. Their Navy Reserve status granted both commissioned officers and enlisted
women official service duty status for the duration of the war and entitled them
to the privileges (and in some case dangers) that came with it. As with women occupying
manufacturing and even airplane ferrying jobs previous dominated by men, WAVES freed
up men to go fight the war. The artist, Frank Beaven (FB), solicited suggestions
from readers and then turned them into a sort of
double
entendre form of comics. If you look at the long list below of other comics,
you will find many other examples of clever work from Mr. Beaven.
Electronics-Themed Comics
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March 1946 Radio-Craft
 [Table of Contents]
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Craft,
published 1929 - 1953. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
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Technical Term Illustrated - "Wave Guide"
Suggested by: Harold S. Renne, Harvey, Ill.
March 1946, Page 427
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June 1946 Radio-Craft
 [Table of Contents]
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Craft,
published 1929 - 1953. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
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Radio Term Illustrated - "Wave Train"
Suggested by: Quentin Piepergerdes, Kansas City, Mo.
June 1946, Page 652
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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Posted
October 8, 2021
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