Wonder Book of Rubber #PRD 5-170
A whimsical deep dive into the history of rubber, this 1970 freebie from B. F. Goodrich presents a fictionalized take on Christopher Columbus’s supposed discovery of rubber, framed as the first European to learn about it. With all art and writing credited to Johnstone & Cushing, the story blends educational detail with playful storytelling, tracing the journey of rubber from its origins to its global cultivation in Ceylon and Southeast Asia. The cover, also by Johnstone & Cushing, complements the theme with a vintage, illustrative flair.
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After raising rubber trees at Kew Gardens, the British transplant them first to Ceylon and then throughout southeast Asia, where large plantations and processing systems develop.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).