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A few years back, I bought the issues of The Saturday Evening Post which
contained the very first published comics from
Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. As with just about everything else, they were
available on
eBay for a few bucks apiece (although prices have really gone up since the beginning
of the year). Most of the issues also had articles and advertisements - and even
comics - that make appropriate fodder for both RF Cafe and my hobby website, Airplanes
and Rockets. Here are a few of the tech-related comics I found. The first one might
seem to be a bit distasteful to the survivors of the
RMS Titanic disaster and/or
their relatives, given that only 36 years had passed. The middle one is about architectural
engineer's expertise on how structures are built, and the
Hazel comic (raise
your hand if you remember watching the show) qualifies
since it applies to the recreational habit of many engineers and engineering managers.
FYI, I colorized the original B&W line drawings.
"... l ... o ... n ... g ... i ... t ...
u ... d ..."
Saturday Evening Post, November 6, 1948 (p74)
"This is Professor Schmertz, authority on structural engineering.
He wants to ask you something."
Saturday Evening Post, July 16, 1949 (p72)
Hazel - "... Keeping the left arm straight ..."
Saturday Evening
Post, February 11, 1950 (p130)
Posted May 3, 2024
(updated from original post on 7/30/2018)
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