Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte

A single-issue educational comic from 1953, published by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte is a unique artifact of Cold War-era political pedagogy. The issue pairs the explanatory power of Scott McCloud’s artwork with the text of Heinrich Anders, using the comic medium to distill complex political history for a general audience. As an early, state-sponsored experiment in using sequential art for civic education, it stands as a fascinating, isolated example of how comics were once leveraged for public enlightenment.