October 1952 Radio-Electronics
[Table of Contents]
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Electronics,
published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
|
Here is a great
collection of electronics-themed comics from the October 1952 issue of
Radio-Electronics magazine. My favorite is the one on page 100 where the
radio repair shop mocks the next-door pharmacy's promotion of a self-repair
manual. The page 144 comic is another play on the theme that casts aspersions on
the do-it-yourself electronics repairmen of the day. Many self-help books were
written purporting to make repairing a radio or television a simple task, while
convincing people that repair shops were just out to cheat them. I have posted
many comics illustrating the folly of such endeavors. Two of the comics are ham
radio related, and the other (a total of seven!) is a self-deprecating shot at a
hobbyist building a circuit of some sort.
Electronics-Themed Comics

"We've been getting a lot of snow on our picture!" Page 90

Page 100

Page 107

"I just turned my back for a minute, boss!" Page 131

"This schematic calls for 1/2 6N7 tube." Page 138

Page 144

"We can't take that route-it has two tunnels with only 12-foot
clearance." Page 147
Posted October 2022
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
250 pages as of 1/31/2025
|
|
|
|