Monday PSA: Binky Says “Know Your Community”
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Several common themes resurfaced time and again in DC Comics’ PSA ads. I’ve already mentioned the “stay-in-school” theme as well as the “United Nations” one. A third common theme is the “kids act while adults complain” theme. In these ads, the adults whine and moan and complain, but don’t actually take constructive steps; the kids, on the other hand, always decide to “act for the good of the community” by the end of the page. Today’s ad, “Know Your Community,” is a perfect example of this kind of PSA.
This PSA was written by Jack Schiff with art by Win Mortimer, who not only drew all the Buzzy PSAs, but the Binky ones as well. This ad could be found in a variety of December 1953 DC Comics including Action Comics #187, the source of this scan.
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January 19th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Getting involved in your community also lets you uncover and report those dirty Reds.
January 19th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
So, why dies Binky’s town have more handicapped people than it used to? Like Sleestak said, it’s probably a Commie plot.
January 20th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Dean, my guess would be a)polio or b) the recent war(s).
January 21st, 2009 at 9:44 am
It could be a Commie plot to infect them with polio after the war.
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