DUCK AND COVER" - 1950s ATOMIC BOMB GIVEAWAY COMIC

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This is a classic 1950s educational giveaway comic on WHAT TO DO IF AN ATOMIC BOMB FALLS ON YOUR TOWN! The comic is called "BERT THE TURTLE SAYS DUCK AND COVER" and was produced by the FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION and stars the "STAR OF THE OFFICIAL CIVIL DEFENSE FILM (s)" of the same name.* To be honest the book is basically amusingly ridiculous in what it offers as protection from an A-BOMB blast. *Duck and Cover was a short educational film produced in 1951 by the United States federal government's Civil Defense branch shortly after the Soviet Union began nuclear testing. Written by Raymond J. Mauer and directed by Anthony Rizzo of Archer Productions and made with the help of schoolchildren from New York City and Astoria, New York, it was shown in schools as the cornerstone of the government's "duck and cover" public awareness campaign. The movie states that nuclear war could happen at any time without warning, and for U.S. citizens to keep this constantly in mind and be ever ready. *T is controversy regarding the actual usefulness of the film. Since it has no counterpart in any other country (although Protect and Survive is somewhat similar), it is sometimes regarded as being a red scare political tool, to make children frightened of the Soviet Union and communism. Also questioned is the film's scientific accuracy; whether read more

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