An assortment of Energy related Public Service Comics

For years comics have served not only to entertain, but to educate. Although some of the pseudo-science in DC Comics' The Flash is questionable, I at least gleaned from the pages of the Justice League of America that a geosynchronous orbit must be at 22,300 miles above the Earth.
Of course, quite a few comics have been printed as blatant propaganda, often omitting the story entirely.
From time to time I've picked up various comics I call Public Service Comics (PSCs). Sometimes the topic is interesting, and sometimes the content is just absurd.

Here are some covers and excerpts from my collection on Energy and Conservation PSCs. Click on any picture to see it in more detail.

"Adventures Inside the Atom," from the Adventures Series by General Electric Comics, 1948. As the narrative states: "The modern miracle of atomic power is the climax of a never-ending search for knowledge." It mentions that "we
re building the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory near Schenectady, New York where we will learn to use Atomic Fuel." So, this takes place before the first useful nuclear power plant. It also mentions the Hanford Plutonium reactors.




"Network of Power," from the Adventures in Science Series by General Electric, 1953. Notice that "in Science" has been added to the title of the series. This comic talks about the distribution of energy and the miracle of power lines.



"Inside the Atom," from the Adventures in Science Series by General Electric, 1955. Extols the virtues of atomic power. Notice that the artwork from the final page is almost the same as the final page of "Adventures Inside the Atom" (see above).



"Adventures in Electronics," from the Adventures in Science Series by General Electric, 1955. It explains how radio and television transmissions work.



"The Earth: Our Home in Space" from The Soil Conservation Society of America, Ankeny Iowa, 1972. A good comic stressing conservation of all kinds.



"The Atom, Electricity and You!," from Portland General Electric Company (PGE). This is copyright 1973 and produced by Custom Comics of NYC for PGE. It talks about the proposed Trojan Nuclear Power plant, which was shut down in 1992 and demolished in 2006.



"Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh! A Barnyard Fable About Ecology," from Consumers Power Company, 1973. I picked this comic up while touring (what I believe is the) Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan. It's a sort of "Animal Farm" a la Orwell, except instead of communism, the evil force is the back-to-nature movement.



"Mickey Mouse and Goofy Explore Energy," from Walt Disney Educational Media Company, 1976. Due to the energy crisis of 76, Mickey and Goofy explore energy alternatives including solar, hydro and nuclear.