Government Issue

Abrams’ Government Issue: Comics For The People, 1940s-2000s examines how comic books have been used over the decades since their introduction to promote government programs and projects.

Author Richard L. Graham has compiled a collection of comic book tiles reprinted in the book in full color that cover a wide variety of subjects. Look for comic books about the military, employment, economics, civil defense, safety, health, landscapes, lifetstyle and more by well-known artists whose names comic book and comic strip lovers are sure to recognize. Will Eisner, Al Capp, Joe Kubert and other well known and lesser known artists have contributed to government issues comic books over the years and here’s your chance to see little known about and seldom seen publications they produced.

Popular comic strip and comic book characters often starred in the stories. Characters like Superman, Little Abner, Supergirl, the Teen Titans, Pogo and dozens more lent their familiar faces to promote key government programs and social issues.