Remember Pearl Harbor

America s formal entry into the war on December 8, 1941, only accelerated this trend. Street and Smith had a nonfiction comic entitled Remember Pearl Harbor on the stands by early 1942. This 56-page book combined the various genres, as it included detailed maps of the Pacific theater, an extensive historical text, and the illustrated story of America s first war hero. Captain Colin Kelly Jr., who sank the Japanese dreadnought Haruna at the cost of his own life. The book ended with an appeal to buy war bonds. 

Cover of Remember Pearl Harbor (Street and Smith, 1942). The depiction of a giant Uncle Sam marching to war over a smoldering Pearl Harbor epitomizes the use of nationalistic iconography in American comic books during World War 11. 

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