([circa 1950s])

Meyers Water Systems, 1950? Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
32
On-sale Date
195?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
[none printed]
Editing
?
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock
newsprint cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Publication date uncertain, no date on item. Date used is per Frank Motler, September 2009.

The cover lists a 10-cent price, but an internal promo invites teachers to request free copies for their students.

This 32-page comic includes a promo on page 23 for teachers requesting student copies. Pages 24-31 are taken up with details about Burks Pumps and Decatur Pump Company. This raises the possibility that there is also a 24-page school version, perhaps with page 32 (back cover) of this edition as page 24 (back cover) of that edition.
This issue has variants:
Keywords
educational; fact

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
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Colors
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Letters
?
Characters
Women at ancient fountain
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Where There Is No Water There Is No Life (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Cave men; ancient people; ancient Romans; Medieval Europeans; early Americans; George Washington
Synopsis
How water is needed for every kind of life. How people have harnessed water from prehistoric times to the 19th century. How 20th-century technology has improved service and safety.
Keywords
Engineering

Modern Water Service in the Country, Too! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Farmers; farm wives; children; golfers
Synopsis
How reliable water supply helps farming, recreation, and health.
Keywords
Agriculture; farm; farmer; farming

Where Does Water Come from? (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Scientist
Synopsis
The water cycle; the water table; types of wells; problems with water purity; dangers following nuclear attack
Keywords
Atomic attack; engineering; nuclear attack

Principles of Pumping (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Types of pumps, and how they work
Keywords
Engineering

Water Systems Save Time - Labor - Money (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Farmers; farm wives; pump dealers
Synopsis
How modern pumping systems are more effective and efficient than hand pumps.
Keywords
engineering; Farm; farmer; farming

Note to Teachers (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

The Story of Burks World's Finest Engineered Pumps and Water Systems (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 8 pages (report information)

Burks Dealers "Show Why" Burks Is the Most Wanted Water System (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Where There Is No Water There Is No Life
  3. 2. Modern Water Service in the Country, Too!
  4. 3. Where Does Water Come from?
  5. 4. Principles of Pumping
  6. 5. Water Systems Save Time - Labor - Money
  7. 6. Note to Teachers
  8. 7. The Story of Burks World's Finest Engineered Pumps and Water Systems
  9. 8. Burks Dealers "Show Why" Burks Is the Most Wanted Water System
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Kirk House
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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