⚔️ War & Conflict 1d ago · Hank Kennedy

How comics taught us how to love and hate war for nearly a century

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How comics taught us how to love and hate war for nearly a century
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When it comes to propaganda, no weapon is left on the table. Film, radio, the internet, and print have all been enlisted to promote this or that party line. Comic books are no exception to this rule, and the military, State Department, and Central Intelligence Agency have all made ample use of comics over the past 80 years. The relationship between the national security state and comics began during World War II, a period often considered the Golden Age of Comics. As historian Paul Hirsch detail

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