How Will Eisner encouraged army mechanics to read manuals
The Baltimore Sun has an article (and a short video clip) about a new exhibit for the works of famous cartoonist Will Eisner, detailing how he turned instruction manuals for military mechanics into comic book format (hosted by characters like Sgt. Half-Mast, Connie Rodd and Joe Dope), and thus encouraged soldiers during the WW2 era to read them and learn how to repair equipment.
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Eisner started the comic-strip-format instruction magazine, and it continued with different artists over the years, including Joe Kubert. The issues of "PS" that I saw in the early 1980's were drawn by Murphy Anderson.
The character of Corporal Connie Rodd, the buxom but no-nonsense NCO, was obviously influenced by Lauren Bacall, as were several heroines and villainesses in The Spirit strip (P'Gell, Silk Satin, and Sand Saref).
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Always enjoy the tidbits about classic creators. Wish we had more like them today.
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