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The Conquest of Hunger: Featuring Prosper Plenty and His Magical Chemicals

  • 1951

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Published by The National Fertilizer Association in 1951, The Conquest of Hunger was a public service comic strip that celebrated the use of synthetic fertilizers.

This comic calls Native Americans "Indians" and depicts Middle Eastern peoples in stereotypically inaccurate ways.

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“The Conquest of Hunger: Featuring Prosper Plenty and His Magical Chemicals.” Washington (D.C.): National Fertilizer Association, 1951. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/wkhj76n.

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