Picture Stories from Science (1947) 1

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Understanding Air and Water. Cover by Allen Simon. Stories and art by Montgomery Mulford and Don Cameron. Early factual science comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Principles of physics and chemistry that govern the air, water, pyrotechnics, and other natural phenomena. Plus a short comics biography of Benjamin Franklin, and an ad for other early "Educational Comics" classics. Ocean of Air; Weight of the Atmosphere; Exploring the Atmosphere; Putting Empty Space to Work; Causes of Combustion; Mystery and Mastery of Fire; Other Parts of the Atmosphere; From Ocean to Ocean; Water — Pure and Impure; Men Beneath the Sea; Putting Water to Work; Measuring Volume with Water; Wealth from Water; The Early Life of Benjamin Franklin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.