Ps magazine ps, the preventive maintenance monthly total. Each issue of ps magazine consisted of a color comic book style cover, often. Army started a comic book on the subject of equipment maintenance, called ps because it was a postscript to the standard technical manuals. Customer testimonials our customers have some nice things to say about us. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 1951 comic books.
It is the armys technical bulletin dedicated to promoting preventive maintenance. As the us army ramped up for its involvement in the war on the korean peninsula, it realized that its soldiers were. Despite early interest from the air force, the m16 did not get off to a. Oct 25, 2015 ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a comic published by the u. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly magazine facebook. Will eisnerbest known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with godbelieved in the teaching power of. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly will eisner 1950s full scans of the first 100 issues here. Will eisnerbest known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with godbelieved in the teaching power of comics, and from 1951 to 1971 he produced ps magazine for the u. Preventive maintenance monthly collection, mmp 3, miscellaneous military papers. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a comic published by the u. Theres a long missing period between 1951 and 1978 during which he packaged and adapted cartoon art to commercial purposes, which has. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues.
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Ps magazine ps, the preventive maintenance monthly. This is for a lot of 4 original magazines, issue numbers 142, 149, 151 and 164. Ps magazine best of preventive maintenance monthly hc. Ps magazine has informed, entertained for six decades. The preventive maintenance monthly volume comic vine. It is an informative magazine issued for free to army units which perform said preventive maintenance regularly, such as engineering, motor pool.
Will eisner best known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with god believed in the teaching. In an effort to encourage soldiers to keep better care of their equipment, the us army hired eisners american visuals corporation to do a digestsized publication focusing on preventive. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Ps magazine ps, the preventive maintenance monthly available books. Instructional digest magazine illustrating proper preventive maintenance methods with comic book style art throughout. The equivalent of the oscar for the best in motion. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic bookstyle art to. Best known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with god, will eisner also put in 20 years producing ps magazine for the u. See more ideas about preventive maintenance, comics and will eisner. To contact ps magazine, please send email to usarmy. An article on using the m60 machine gun in helicopters from issue 172 in 1967 of ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly, a series of u.
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Preventive maintenance reduces the maintenance draw on army dollars by spending a little on preventing expensive repairs. Stars joe dope, halfmast mccanick, and connie rodd. Digestsized magazine mixture of text, articles, cartoons, and comics that was published for the. Will eisnerbest known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his. It is an informative magazine issued for free to army units which perform said preventive maintenance regularly, such as engineering, motor pool, aviation and armorers. The 60th anniversary of the armys preventive maintenance monthly, which uses comic book art to provide technical information. Will eisner, best known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with god, believed in the teaching power of comics, and from 1951 to 1971 he produced ps magazine for the u. An army publication on preventive maintenance would hardly be a common. In the 50s he worked on ps magazine the armys preventative maintenance magazine.
Read golden age comics online at the digital comic museum digital comic museum viewer. From a comic book literature standpoint its importance is huge. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published. The writers and editors of ps, the preventive maintenance monthly hereafter referred to as ps. Comic book 232 comic strip 11 crime 31 detective 6 dinosaurs fantasy 38 game 1. They hired successful commercial artists, starting with comic book master will eisner, to illustrate the monthly. Comic book artists, comic book characters, comic books, dan decarlo, graphic novel, jordi bernet, will eisner, alex toth, preventive maintenance. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a monthly united states army magazine published since june 1951 to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods with comic bookstyle art. Mar 11, 2017 military comic drawn by many greats showing preventive measures for the gi.
Naturally most civilians dont know about it, but this i believe is more because of its audience as much as anything else. Jun 27, 2017 ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, or ps magazine, published by u. From 1951 to 1971, eisners monthly supplement to the armys standard technical manuals. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues comic. Preventive maintenance monthly united states army technical bulletins. This preventive maintenance monthly called ps because it was a postscript to the standard technical manuals was aimed at teaching.
Army materiel commands logistics support activity logsa, is an interactive tool that supports the armys emphasis on. The magazine was dedicated to seeing to it that soldiers were reminded, in an entertaining manner, to maintain and perform preventive maintenance on all military gear, be it transport, electronic equipment or weapons. Eisner was one of the originators of the comic book he created comic books as a sunday newspaper insert to begin with and his spirit comics have been imitated and emulated for decades even though he stopped producing them in the midlate 40s. Ps preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues comic. This preventive maintenance monthly was aimed at teaching american soldiers everything about weapons safety. The best of preventive maintenance monthly at daedalus books. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. Army instructional digest magazine illustrating proper preventive maintenance methods for care of equipment with comic book style art throughout. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly in 1951, the u. The magazines title derives from its being a postscript to other, related publications. But publications arent filled with the incomparable art work of the late will eisner 19172005. A list of comics andor comic book magazines published in the united states of america.
T he usual summary of comic book artist will eisners career follows the formula that he drew the spirit all through the 1940s except for the war years and a bunch of graphic novels from 1978 till the end of his life in 2005. Ps magazine by will eisner overdrive rakuten overdrive. Artists in these issues include will eisner, chuck kramer, mike ploog, dan. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly vcu libraries is honored to present these rare examples of the incomparable art work of the late will eisner. The preventive maintenance monthlyalso known as ps magazinebegins with its creator, will eisner. Preventive maintenance monthly, issue 14, from the third year of publication. Jan 01, 2014 blog of zontar the thing from venus extremism in defense of aesthetics is no vice devoted to the intensive study of the most obscure and disreputable cultural manifestations of the decaying human empire.
The magazines title derives from its being a postscript to technical manuals and other published maintenance guidance. Preventive maintenance monthly, issue 14, from the third year of publication in 1953 from ps. Vintage ps comic military will eisner maintenance book. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly is a monthly magazine published by the united states army revolving around preventive maintenance, the repair and maintenance of army equipment. Preventive maintenance monthly issue 231 department of the army comics. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic book style art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods. The best of the preventive maintenance monthly eisner, will, campbell, eddie, eisner, ann, schoomaker, peter j.
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