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April 1962 Popular Electronics
 Table of Contents
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
from
Popular Electronics,
published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
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In the 1960s, Dave
Harbaugh graced the pages of Popular Electronics magazine with many of
his crazy cartoons that reflected some of the more extreme tendencies of
electronics enthusiasts of the day. As was the case with many theme comics of
the era, they often pitted a disinterested wife against the whims of an
overzealous hobbyist husband. Home automation, music hall quality sound systems,
televisions, space exploration, remote control of both animate and inanimate
objects, and radio (amateur and short-wave listening) topped the list of
subjects for these comics. As evidenced from the huge list below of pages of
electronics- and science-related comics scanned from my vintage magazines will
attest, they were quite popular. I took the liberty of colorizing the comics for
you.
Hobnobbing with Harbaugh - I've Got News for
You
 By Dave Harbaugh
"It's from the FCC in Washington ... they're coming to visit"
"This is the last straw!!!"
"It's his latest fad, microminiaturization!"
"That's my ultra-sensitive infrared sprinkling system."
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
275 pages as of 5/13/2026.
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