The Futuristic Comic That Turned the Sunday Funnies into a Cold War Weapon
On January 12, 1958, an important weapon of the Cold War was introduced. It wasn’t a missile or a spy satellite, but rather a colorful Sunday comic strip that showed Americans what the future was going to look like. It was called Closer Than We Think. From 1958 until 1963, Closer Than We Think dazzled…