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September 1964 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.
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Four new (old)
electronics-themed comics here for you from a 1964 issue of
Radio-Electronics magazine. All aptly represent the mindset of the public
back in the day. As I have noted many times before, television was a relatively
new phenomenon for a lot of households, especially the transition from black and
white to color. It was a big deal. Installation and repair constituted the two
major causes of upset with TV ownership. People were willing to put up with a
lot of imperfections in reception and performance before paying out money for
professional help. When the situation finally reached the point of intolerance,
frustrations were often taken out on the poor service man, whether in the home
or in the shop. Two of these comics play off that. The page 14 comic is a pun,
while the page 105 comic represents a popular bit of sympathy for henpecked
husbands. I colorized them for you.
Electronics-Themed Comics
Page 14
"Are you the man that daddy says he's not going to pay?"
Page 18
Page 79
"You didn't hear a word I said."
Page 105
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
275 pages as of 5/13/2026.
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