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Issue: The Story of Electricity #[1969]

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Publication Date: January 1969

Issue #[1969]

Detail

Issues: #[1969] of 3 Issues (4 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Indiana & Michigan Electric Company

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

American Comics Group

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Indicia Publisher: Custom Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: 1969

Volume:

Pages: 1

ISBN:

UPC/EAN:

Price: $0.00 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
4 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): ?

Notes: Copyright 1969 by Custom Comics, Inc., 331 Madison Ave., N.Y.C.

The back cover indicates this version was given to visitors to the Cook Nuclear Center near Bridgman, Michigan.

The bottom yellow banner on the front cover is blank.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: newsprint cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: giveaway

Format Notes:

Variants2

The Story of Electricity #[1969] [unnamed variant]

The Story of Electricity #[1969] [Indiana & Michigan Electric Company]

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Images1

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

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Content Items (5 total)

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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction, opinion

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

The Story of Electricity

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: historical, non-fiction

Character(s): Father Tyler; Jack Tyler (son); Sue Tyler (daughter); Mother Tyler; Dick Jennings; unnamed television program announcer; Bob; Pat; Kate

Synopsis: The Tyler family rents a vacation cabin. their overuse of electricity causes a fuse to blow. Neighbor Dick Jennings arrives with replacement fuses. Jennings convinces the Tyler family to watch a television program on the history of electricity. After watching the show, the Tyler's eventually visit Jennings at his work and he gives them a tour of the power plant and tells them how it works.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 12

Notes: Title from cover.

Story starts on inside front cover and ends on the inside back cover.

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Illustration on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Character(s): Reddy Kilowatt

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: Two page center-spread featuring Reddy Kilowatt and the local electrical power plants of the local power company sponsoring that issue.

Known center-spread for the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company variant is entitled, I & M Power for Progress, highlighting illustrations of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman, Michigan; Breed Plant in Sullivan, Indiana; Twin branch Plant, Mishawaka, Indiana; and Tanners Creek Plant, Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Includes a map of the regional electrical grid for the company.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ? (ad copy)

Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)

Inker(s): ? (illustrations)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Reddy Kilowatt

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.

Various back covers promoting the local electrical company sponsoring the specific issues variant. it is possible Reddy Kilowatt is not on all back page variants.

The Indiana and Michigan Electric Company variant back cover is entitled, I & M Welcomes Visitors to the Cook Nuclear Center, which promotes the visitor center scheduled to open in 1972 or 1973 for the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant.