Marvels of Science (1946) 1

Cover by Robert Pious. Stories and art by Sid Greene, George Markos, Herman C. Browner, Robert Sanders and Art Helfant. Non-fiction comics about advances in science at mid-century. This was the first comic under the Charlton imprint. A speculative article about the first moon landing, from the perspective of 1946. A biography of Danish physicist Niels Bohr, who figured out the answer to the wave/particle question. Another article predicts how technology will change American life after 1946. Some predictions came true, like color TV, film-less cameras, and frozen food; others, like the aluminum dress and metal bathing suits, remain to be invented. Jet Plane, the Aircraft of the Future; Hero Scientist of the Atom Bomb; Young Scientist's Home Experiments; The First Trip to the Moon; Professor Blowfuse I.S. N.U.T.S.; Making the Weather in Peace and War; Gibson Girl Radio Kit; Wonder World of the Present & Future; Hunting Rhino in Uganda; Riding a Blister; Explorers of the Deep Sea; Device Showing Heart Reaction to Excitement; Lie Detector's Work; Charlie of the Navy; Dog Dead or Alive? 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.