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December 1962 Radio-Electronics

December 1962 Radio-Electronics

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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Radio-Electronics, published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.

The December 1962 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine contained five electronics-themed comics. I've seen as many as six in one edition, but two or three is the norm. The page 34 comic is typical of those picking fun at the brainiac type research scientist. Anyone who has just finished reassembling a complex piece of equipment and then realized a part had been left out will relate to the page 63 comic. Two of them play off the common-at-the-time theme of the love / hate relationship people had with television repairmen. Finally, the one on page 111 reflects a major fad in that era of people with their fancy home audio systems. I took the liberty of coloring all of them.

Electronics-Themed Comics

"You take these two empty tin cans and a long piece of string. Then ... "
Page 34

"Who left this 1B3 on the bench?"
Page 63

"First service call I've ever had on Christmas day. Hope you can afford it."
Page 97

"Every time he comes here he says our set is one in a million. Today I asked him one what in a million."
Page 101

"No wonder it sounds strange - you're playing my movie film!"
Page 111


These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some). 250 pages as of 1/31/2025

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