Stars joe dope, halfmast mccanick, and connie rodd. 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. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published. The preventive maintenance monthlyalso known as ps magazinebegins with its creator, will eisner. Comic book artists, comic book characters, comic books, dan decarlo, graphic novel, jordi bernet, will eisner, alex toth, preventive maintenance. Eddie campbell will eisner 19172005, 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. The best of preventive maintenance monthly at daedalus books. 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. They hired successful commercial artists, starting with comic book master will eisner, to illustrate the monthly. The equivalent of the oscar for the best in motion. Naturally most civilians dont know about it, but this i believe is more because of its audience as much as anything else.
This is for a lot of 4 original magazines, issue numbers 142, 149, 151 and 164. 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. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a comic published by the u. Army materiel commands logistics support activity logsa, is an interactive tool that supports the armys emphasis on. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic. Despite early interest from the air force, the m16 did not get off to a. Preventive maintenance monthly department of the army comics stay safe and healthy.
Army as an additional post script ps to their technical manuals tms. The writers and editors of ps, the preventive maintenance monthly hereafter referred to as ps. To contact ps magazine, please send email to usarmy. 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. Artists in these issues include will eisner, chuck kramer, mike ploog, dan. It is the armys technical bulletin dedicated to promoting preventive maintenance. 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. If youre a fan of sequential art a term coined by eisnerotherwise known as graphic storytelling that is the lifeblood of comic strips, comic books and graphic novels then youve likely heard of mr. 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. 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. Read golden age comics online at the digital comic museum digital comic museum viewer. 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. 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.
As the us army ramped up for its involvement in the war on the korean peninsula, it realized that its soldiers were. This preventive maintenance monthly called ps because it was a postscript to. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 1951 comic books. Jun 27, 2017 ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, or ps magazine, published by u. Preventive maintenance monthly issue 231 department of the army comics. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Preventive maintenance monthly, issue 14, from the third year of publication. 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. The 60th anniversary of the armys preventive maintenance monthly, which uses comic book art to provide technical information. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly will eisner 1950s. Comic book 232 comic strip 11 crime 31 detective 6 dinosaurs fantasy 38 game 1. Ps magazine ps, the preventive maintenance monthly. Ps magazine issue 205 1969 series ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly graphic novel will eisner preventive maintenance free comic books comic book collection classic comics american comics comic covers comics. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly magazine facebook.
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. The preventive maintenance monthly is a digestsized magazine that had a mix of text articles with a strong graphic element, outright comics with the center page. The magazines title derives from its being a postscript to technical manuals and other published maintenance guidance. This preventive maintenance monthly was aimed at teaching american soldiers everything about weapons safety. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, or ps magazine, published by u. See more ideas about preventive maintenance, comics and will eisner. 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. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly in 1951, the u. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is 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. 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. As the us army ramped up for its involvement in the war on the korean peninsula, it realized that its. Army started a comic book on the subject of equipment maintenance, called ps.
Army instructional digest magazine illustrating proper preventive maintenance methods for care of equipment with comic book style art throughout. 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. Instructional digest magazine illustrating proper preventive maintenance methods with comic book style art throughout. From a comic book literature standpoint its importance is huge. An established comicbook writer, artist, and editor, eisner had been. Digestsized magazine mixture of text, articles, cartoons, and comics that was published for the. This preventive maintenance monthly called ps because it was a postscript to the standard technical manuals was aimed at teaching. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly will eisner 1950s full scans of the first 100 issues here. It is an informative magazine issued for free to army units which perform said preventive maintenance regularly, such as engineering, motor pool. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly military wiki. Ps magazine ps, the preventive maintenance monthly available books. Forum comic books comic strips fanzines nonenglish british story papers old time radio. Preventive maintenance monthly, issue 14, from the third year of publication in 1953 from ps.
Ps preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues comic. Vintage ps comic military will eisner maintenance book. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic bookstyle art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods. Will eisnerbest known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his. 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. Preventive maintenance reduces the maintenance draw on army dollars by spending a little on preventing expensive repairs. We have 103 books to download or read online the latest is ps magazine 046 1956.
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Army communicates such highly technical information is ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, a magazine in comic book format that teaches soldiers how to maintain the equipment they use in the field. Mar 11, 2017 military comic drawn by many greats showing preventive measures for the gi. Ps magazine by will eisner overdrive rakuten overdrive. Ps magazine has informed, entertained for six decades. Preventive maintenance monthly collection, mmp 3, miscellaneous military papers. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly flickr. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues.