Introduction
A proposed theory and method for the incorporation of comic books as primary sources
Haselden as pioneer: reflecting or constructing home front opinion?
Proto comics as trench record: anti-heroism, disparagement humour and citizens' journalism
The rise and fall of the World War One gullible worker as a counter culture
Adjusting to total war: US propaganda, commerce and audience
The cultural construction of women: pin-ups, proactive women and representation in combat
Collective culture as dynamic record: the Daily Worker 1940-43
Conclusion.