Marvels of Science (1946) comic books 1955 or before

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.

Cover by Robert Pious. Stories and art by George Markos, Herman C. Browner, and Robert Sanders. Non-fiction comics about advances in science at mid-century. This was the first comic under the Charlton imprint. A speculative article about future rail travel. A biography of Stanley Hiller, the engineer who pioneered helicopter technology. Facts about atomic energy, and predictions for its future use. Some predictions came true, like the use of atomic power in medicine, transportation and electric-power generation. Helicopter Boy Wizard; Science Invades the Sport World; Railroads Go Modern; Glass Wonders; The Atomic Age; Hero of Science; Synthetic Quinine; Work Horse on Wheels; Plant Wonders; Be Weather Wise; New Inventions. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sid Greene, George Markos, Herman C. Browner, Robert Sanders and Howard Larsen. Non-fiction comics about advances in science at mid-century. This was the first comic under the Charlton imprint. A speculative article about the future of aviation, including discussions of the first jet engines then in development. Some predictions came true, like intercontinental passenger flights, but others involving dirigibles, flying wings, and the family four-seater plane did not. Auto designer Preston Tucker and the Tucker Tornado. Plus a cutaway diagram of an observatory's space telescope. Aviation of Tomorrow; Scientific Wonders; Inventors Paradise; Your Own Aquarium; Bringing the Sun Inside; The Miracle Drug; Marvels of Science; Coaxial Cable Miracle; Odd Inventions; Electric Servants; Spiders!; The Torpedo Auto; Buna-S; Link Trainer Adaptations. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Attention Charlton collectors! Here we have an issue from an early short run Charlton title.

Stories and art by Herman C. Browner, Robert Sanders and Howard Larsen. Non-fiction comics about advances in science at mid-century. This was the first comic under the Charlton imprint. The history of radio to 1946. The history and future of the submarine. An article speculating that radar could be used for outer-space exploration, after the Army bounces a radar signal off the Moon. The Submarine; Enemy of Aviation; Mapping the Moon; Radio Progress; Wax Sculpture Master; A Trip to the Moon Soon?; Scientific Wonders; Precipitron: Fights Dust and Infections!; Potato Patch Plane; How to Make a Camera and Periscope; Home Experiments; Highways That Speak; Death... to the Insects!; Odd Inventions; Sun Completely Covered by the Moon During a Total Eclipse. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.