Comments on: Air-Raid Suits Are Made of Fireproof Cloth (May, 1941)

By: Romana

Romana — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:12:39 +0000

thats it… thats it… just turn the trouser part into a skirt and give her a weapon… go on tobia… WELL DONE TOBIA, you made your first KU KLUX KLAN SUIT! Now lets see you in it!

the USA were clearly not over the KKK eh?

By: Torgo

Torgo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:36:37 +0000

It looks like if Joan Crawford became a Grand Wizard.

Yes, Slim, people on the East Coast were expecting to be attacked. Most of the listeners who thought the “War of the Worlds” broadcast was real, assumed it was not Martians who were invading, but actually Germans. They thought the reporters on the ground were just ignorant.

By: slim

slim — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:22:59 +0000

On a serious note, this shows how scared people were. Everyone knew war was coming and no-one knew what the outcome would be.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:38:29 +0000

I fear Leftie’s neck, eyes and hands were hideously disfigured during any firebombings she encountered.

By: William Deering

William Deering — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:54:24 +0000

Correction: “circulated”.

By: William Deering

William Deering — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:52:28 +0000

This issue was ciculated seven months before any country directly declared war that involved us (USA). New Yorkers must have been wanting to export fashions to go along with the growing defense weapons market.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:38:43 +0000

Al Bear,
The fire proof suits are to protect the user during those cross burnings.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:43:31 +0000

The one on the left needs a huge axe to pull off that look.

By: Al Bear

Al Bear — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:35:56 +0000

And when not in a fire, it’s a fabulous Klan Rally ensemble.