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Bill Draut pencils; includes 4 stats with production notes; 15" x 21"

From the earliest days of the printing press, cartoons and comics were used for education, propaganda, and promotion, and the 1950s, in particular, saw an explosion of how-to, patriotic, and commercial comics meant to inform the public. This fascinating document from unsung lifetime pro Bill Draut, a reliable artist who contributed to every publisher of the Silver Age both large and small, is part of a comic pamphlet showing the average atomic-era family what to do in case the worst-case scenario should happen to them. It's startling to think that this sort of information was at one time considered necessary and commonplace, but Draut's clean lines and professional layouts sure go a long way to cushioning the blow. It's very unusual for art from promo comics to surface, as they rarely were returned to their creators and often destroyed, so treasure this special look into a forgotten and fascinating side trip down comics history. Includes stats of the first four pages of this proposed project!

Artist Information

After WWII, Draut worked for Harvey Comics, then moved to Crestwood and worked with Kirby and Simon, later he worked for DC on a variety of horror titles and a few superhero books including Teen Titans.