Monday PSA: Binky Shows “How to Spend a Summer Week”

June 22nd, 2009

Filed under: Comics

Binky Shows 'How to Spend a Summer Week!' Click for the full page.With today being the first day of summer, I thought it would be a good time for a summer-themed public service ad. Here we have Binky, one of DC comic’s humorous teen characters from the ’50s, showing us how to have a good summer week. Actually, Binky barely shows up — his friend Pete is the star, and Pete shows us how not to spend a summer week.

And what’s with Pete’s blond friend? Why was he always hanging out with such a sad sack? And why was he always wearing red?

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This PSA was written by Jack Schiff. Pencils and inks were by Win Mortimer, though Bob Oksner, Binky’s usual artist, contributed the image on the title. This PSA was found in DC comics of August 1953 including Action Comics #183 (I’m sure you remember it, it’s the one where Luthor comes up with a scheme to kill Superman), the source of this ad. It was a popular enough PSA that it was reprinted and can also be found in DC comics from October 1956.

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4 Responses to “ Monday PSA: Binky Shows “How to Spend a Summer Week” ”

  1. JDHuey
    June 23rd, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    Curious, every museum that I’ve been in during the hot summer months has been far cooler than the outside. Actually, as a kid, I would go to the museum to get out of the heat. I guess they didn’t have AC back in the 50’s.

  2. Mr. B
    June 23rd, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    Pete is clinically depressed. Give him a Vaxadrine and he will perk up. lol

  3. Bash
    June 24th, 2009 at 8:52 am

    Mr. B -> I was thinking the same thing. My wife suffered from Post partum(and I mean SUFFERED) after our 2nd child, and granted when she wasn’t crying hysterically she didn’t want to do anything, or even move.

    This seems more like an ad for a phycologist then a PSA. :-)

  4. Mr. B
    June 24th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    Bash– Depression can suck you dry and then some. I’m sorry that your wife had to go through it.

    That PSA went way beyond a bored teen. At least he wasn’t starting fires and torturing small animals.

    The side effects of Vaxadrin. lol
    http://www.wikiality.com/Vaxadrin

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