Forty Years with Mister Oswald

A single-issue comic published in 1968 by the National Hardware Retailing Association, Forty Years with Mister Oswald was written and drawn by Russ Johnson. This unusual trade publication comic presents a lighthearted, decades-spanning tale centered on the titular character, offering a glimpse into the hardware retail industry through a fictionalized narrative. Its existence highlights how comics were occasionally used for corporate and promotional purposes in the mid-20th century.