Thursday 30 October 2014

War of the Worlds

Another noteworthy day: October 30 1938 the radioplay 'War of the Worlds' by Orson Welles (based on the book by H.G.Wells) was broadcasted in the USA and caused an enormous wave of anxiety by listeners, who believed they were truly invaded by the Martians.
I made a little comicstory about the event for the Dutch Dossier-schoolbook series (this one themed 'News'), 10 years ago. Here it is:




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