Worldwide Adventures in Science!

Worldwide Adventures in Science!

Comic description: A new geophysical year will begin in July, 1957. This means that scientists from over 50 nations will try to solve pressing scientific problems. This includes studying the forces that create electrical storms, charting jet streams, launching satellites, understanding the effects of the Auroras, and understanding earthquakes with the goal of being able to predict them. 

[Image description: Batman Jones rides a bicycle and whizzes past cars on a busy urban street. Above the city skyline is the bat-signal. Batman Jones passes Batman and Robin who are in the Batmobile driving next to him. Robin points to Batman Jones and says to Batman: "Batman, Look! Batman Jones is answering the bat-signal, too!".]

Public service comic published as a part of the National Social Welfare Assembly Comics Project. The Comics Project lasted from August 1949 - July 1967 and produced over 200 pages promoting citizenship and social values.

Publisher's Note: "Published as a public service in cooperation with The National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for national health, welfare and recreation agencies of the U.S."

Pencils: Ruben Moreira
Inks: Ruben Moreira
Letters: Ira Schnapp

Batman: The Big Batman Quiz no.108 JUN 1957 James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

DC Comics

1957 June

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

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