Searchers – Vica (Nazi Propaganda Comics)

Vincent Krassousky, who was Russian born, produced the Vica comic for the Nazi-controlled government in France during World War II. Duke University’s library has made these comics available for viewing online. The comics consist of the main character, Vica, traveling to England, Russia and America only to find the countries to be complete with chaos, debauchery and poverty particularly compared with Germany and France. Vica was an interesting find compared to Maus, in terms of not only story but propaganda as well. Propaganda in comic form might even take on a special subversive quality as it might be more palatable to the masses, especially the youth who is more likely to read a comic than a pamphlet or book.

http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/vica/browsepage.html