Digital Comic Museum - RD-119 The Miracle in Your Gas Tank [Sinclair-Oil] (ca. 1955)


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RD-119 The Miracle in Your Gas Tank [Sinclair-Oil] (ca.1955) -UoN.cbz
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Promotional comic for an anti-rust gas additive given out at Sinclair gas stations in the 1950s.
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A PDF version of this file and many, many others can be found on Richard Graham's "Government Comics Collection" site, part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Image & Multimedia Collections at the link above.

Some crazy visuals in this one.

Issue: #[nn]
Published: 19??, Price: 0 FREE, Pages: 20, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: 7" X 10" Paper Stock: Non-glossy Cover Binding: Publishing Format: Giveaway

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	RD-119® The Miracle in Your Gas Tank
Synopsis:	A superhero named RD-119 flies out of a car's gas tank.
Genre:	Advocacy
Characters:	RD 119

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword (1 page)
Synopsis:	The Chairman of the Board of Sinclair Research Laboratories, Inc., discusses the new gasoline additive RD-119.
Credits:	Letters: Typeset

Comic Story (16 pages)	RD-119® The Miracle in Your Gas Tank
Synopsis:	Uncle Alonzo stretches the truth to his nephew Bobby. Bobby's father's car breaks down taking Alonzo to a train station. They are rescued by a superhero, RD-119, who shrinks Alonzo, Bobby, Bobby's father and dog for a tour of the corroded inside of their car, the Sinclair refinery and the Sinclair Research Laboratories. They learn about the new gasoline additive RD-119 that prevents corrosion.
Genre:	Advocacy
Characters:	Uncle Alonzo Bobby Bobby's Mom Bobby's Dad

Advertisement (1 page)
Synopsis:	Gas station attendant advertises RD-119.

Advertisement (1 page)
Synopsis:	Uncle Alonzo attendant advertises RD-119.

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