This Godless Communism
Many thanks to 'Copernicus' for pointing me in the direction of the delirious, and hilarious, Treasure Chest comic entitled "Communism: Threat to Liberty" (Sept. 28, 1961). The highlights are many: an ominous introduction by J. Edgar Hoover, a son's grim forecast that the communists will 'free' his mother from domestic drudgery etc. My favourite bit, though, has to be the below frame…you just can't beat those Commies for sheer gall and hubris!
The (delightful) expression on the face of the girl with the red ribbon suggests she's just been told that Santa doesn't exist, and that the Tooth-Fairy is merely a bourgeois fantasy.
Still, it looks no worse than your average Christian Brother's school…in fact, give me a 'Red' education any day of the week. At least the Commies would probably keep the sadomasochistic beatings to a minimum.
November 14, 2005
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Crumbs, and there was me thinking the Reds were just like minded potatophiles with a passion for gymnastics and metallic draperies.
All I can say is thank heaven the threat was averted and that chapter one of “Communism: Threat to Liberty” turned out to be purely fictional and not in the least bit prophetic. Now, what was I watching?
I love the way Marx’s wife is this voice of bourgeois reason [LINK] - its almost as if she speaks for us…as if we, in fact, are married to the madman!
…within ourselves….
Perhaps, foolhardy, the comic speaks to a future that has not yet come to pass…a future in which the ‘Red Menace’ rises again to conquer a retro-America peopled with square-jawed Dad’s, and bow-tie wearing, Jimmy Olsen-esque, ‘Gee-Whizzing’ sons.
Vigilance must be maintained…
By the way, the entire 10 part epic on Commie horror can be found here: [LINK].
Marx’s wife (as depicted by Treasure Chest) is very much in the mould of Elizabeth Frankenstein, pleading (desperately) with her husband to stop this madness before it’s too late!
Her best line: “Karl if you would only stop preaching that men are hardly more than animals…”