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Naturally most civilians dont know about it, but this i believe is more because of its audience as much as anything else. Army as an additional post script ps to their technical manuals tms. Preventive maintenance monthly, issue 14, from the third year of publication. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic bookstyle art to. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly in 1951, the u. The magazines title derives from its being a postscript to technical manuals and other published maintenance guidance. This preventive maintenance monthly called ps because it was a postscript to the standard technical manuals was aimed at teaching. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic. This preventive maintenance monthly was aimed at teaching american soldiers everything about weapons safety for vehicles, aircraft. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly will eisner 1950s. Ps magazine ps, the preventive maintenance monthly. Each issue of ps magazine consisted of a color comic book style cover, often. An army publication on preventive maintenance would hardly be a common choice when deciding what materials to digitize and make available to a wider audience.
Jun 27, 2017 ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, or ps magazine, published by u. This is for a lot of 4 original magazines, issue numbers 142, 149, 151 and 164. Preventive maintenance monthly department of the army comics stay safe and healthy. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly will eisner 1950s full scans of the first 100 issues here. If youre a fan of sequential art a term coined by eisnerotherwise known as graphic storytelling that is the lifeblood of comic strips, comic books and graphic novels then youve likely heard of mr. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a comic published by the u. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly flickr. Preventive maintenance monthly issue 231 department of the army comics. Customer testimonials our customers have some nice things to say about us. Will eisnerbest known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with godbelieved in the teaching power of. Will eisner best known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with god believed in the teaching. Ps preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues comic.
Read golden age comics online at the digital comic museum digital comic museum viewer. In an effort to encourage soldiers to keep better care of their equipment, the us army hired eisners american visuals corporation to do a digestsized publication focusing on preventive. We have 103 books to download or read online the latest is ps magazine 046 1956. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The magazine was dedicated to seeing to it that soldiers were reminded, in an entertaining manner, to maintain and perform preventive maintenance on all military gear, be it transport, electronic equipment or weapons. Army instructional digest magazine illustrating proper preventive maintenance methods for care of equipment with comic book style art throughout. An article on using the m60 machine gun in helicopters from issue 172 in 1967 of ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly, a series of u. The magazines title derives from its being a postscript to other, related publications. Mar 11, 2017 military comic drawn by many greats showing preventive measures for the gi. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 1951 comic books. They hired successful commercial artists, starting with comic book master will eisner, to illustrate the monthly. From 1951 to 1971, eisners monthly supplement to the armys standard technical manuals. Ps magazine ps, the preventive maintenance monthly available books. Stars joe dope, halfmast mccanick, and connie rodd. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, or ps magazine, published by u.
Army materiel commands logistics support activity logsa, is an interactive tool that supports the armys emphasis on. The best of the preventive maintenance monthly eisner, will, campbell, eddie, eisner, ann, schoomaker, peter j. Theres a long missing period between 1951 and 1978 during which he packaged and adapted cartoon art to commercial purposes, which has. Preventive maintenance reduces the maintenance draw on army dollars by spending a little on preventing expensive repairs. In the 50s he worked on ps magazine the armys preventative maintenance magazine. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly magazine facebook.
From a comic book literature standpoint its importance is huge. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly is a monthly magazine published by the united states army revolving around preventive maintenance, the repair and maintenance of army equipment. See more ideas about preventive maintenance, comics and will eisner. Digestsized magazine mixture of text, articles, cartoons, and comics that was published for the. Instructional digest magazine illustrating proper preventive maintenance methods with comic book style art throughout. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic book style art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published. Ps magazine has informed, entertained for six decades. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues comic. An established comicbook writer, artist, and editor, eisner had been.
The preventive maintenance monthlyalso known as ps magazinebegins with its creator, will eisner. An army publication on preventive maintenance would hardly be a common. The 60th anniversary of the armys preventive maintenance monthly, which uses comic book art to provide technical information. Ps magazine best of preventive maintenance monthly hc. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic bookstyle art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods. The equivalent of the oscar for the best in motion. To contact ps magazine, please send email to usarmy.
Comic book 232 comic strip 11 crime 31 detective 6 dinosaurs fantasy 38 game 1. Best known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with god, will eisner also put in 20 years producing ps magazine for the u. Ps, the preventative maintenance monthly volume 1, number 1. Despite early interest from the air force, the m16 did not get off to a. Eddie campbell will eisner 19172005, best known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with god, believed in the teaching power of comics, and from 1951. It is an informative magazine issued for free to army units which perform said preventive maintenance regularly, such as engineering, motor pool, aviation and armorers.
Will eisnerbest known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his. The writers and editors of ps, the preventive maintenance monthly hereafter referred to as ps. It is an informative magazine issued for free to army units which perform said preventive maintenance regularly, such as engineering, motor pool. It is the armys technical bulletin dedicated to promoting preventive maintenance. Army started a comic book on the subject of equipment maintenance, called ps because it was a postscript to the standard technical manuals. Ps magazine issue 205 1969 series ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly graphic novel will eisner preventive maintenance free comic books comic book collection classic comics american comics comic covers comics.
T he usual summary of comic book artist will eisners career follows the formula that he drew the spirit all through the 1940s except for the war years and a bunch of graphic novels from 1978 till the end of his life in 2005. Will eisnerbest known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with godbelieved in the teaching power of comics, and from 1951 to 1971 he produced ps magazine for the u. Army communicates such highly technical information is ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, a magazine in comic book format that teaches soldiers how to maintain the equipment they use in the field. Ps magazine ps, the preventive maintenance monthly total. Joes dope publications, how to get them comic strip. Preventive maintenance monthly, issue 14, from the third year of publication in 1953 from ps. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic bookstyle art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods. The preventive maintenance monthly volume comic vine. Preventive maintenance monthly united states army technical bulletins. This preventive maintenance monthly called ps because it was a postscript to. Eisner was one of the originators of the comic book he created comic books as a sunday newspaper insert to begin with and his spirit comics have been imitated and emulated for decades even though he stopped producing them in the midlate 40s. The preventive maintenance monthly is a digestsized magazine that had a mix of text articles with a strong graphic element, outright comics with the center page. Forum comic books comic strips fanzines nonenglish british story papers old time radio.
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