Issue: #PRD 2-2069
Published: 1969, Price: 0.00 FREE, Pages: 32, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Later Standard Silver Age U.S. Paper Stock: Semi-matt White Stock Cover (first Edition); Newsprint Cover (all Later Editions); Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series; Giveaway
Notes: The 1969 date from the product code number on the back of the comic, PRD 2-2069.
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Comic Story (1 page) |
Waterproof Shoes Were One of the First Useful Articles Made of Rubber |
Synopsis: |
How the French Academy of Science sponsors an expedition to learn more about rubber, leading to early practical applications. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy History Math and Science |
Comic Story (2 pages) |
1870 Dr. B. F. Goodrich Establishes First Rubber Plant in Akron |
Synopsis: |
Goodrich establishes the first rubber plant west of he Atlantic seaboard, and turns Akron into the largest rubber manufacturing center of the world. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy Biography History Math and Science |
Characters: |
B. F. Goodrich |
Comic Story (1 page) |
The Laboratory Meets the Challenge |
Synopsis: |
In 1895 Goodrich establishes the American rubber industry's first research laboratory. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy Math and Science |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Then Came Aggression in Korea! |
Synopsis: |
The military takes crude rubber off the market when the Korean War begins, but Goodrich synthetic rubber fills the void. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy History Math and Science |
Comic Story (2 pages) |
How a Tire Is Made |
Synopsis: |
The process of making tires from embedding the cords to balancing the finished product. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy Math and Science |
Comic Story (1 page) |
What's New in Rubber... |
Synopsis: |
New products: superbonding cement, Mach 3 aircraft tires, and man-made tree rubber. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy Math and Science |
Comic Story (3 pages) |
Rubber in Transportation |
Synopsis: |
How rubber is used in construction, farming, marine applications, aviation, trucks and large vehicles, and police vehicles. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy Math and Science |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Research Leads the Way |
Synopsis: |
Information about science careers and about the B. F. Goodrich research center at Brecksville, Ohio. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy Math and Science |
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