This reproduction is more than just a copy of the old military. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic bookstyle art. Preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic bookstyle. Will eisnerbest known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with godbelieved in the teaching. Stars joe dope, halfmast mccanick, and connie rodd. In june 1951 the united states army began publishing ps, the preventive maintenance monthly comic book magazine. Will eisner created all the drawings that helped keep the serious nature of preventive maintenance much more fun and enjoyable for our troops back in the nam.
Army materiel commands logistics support activity logsa, is an interactive tool that supports the armys emphasis on preventive maintenance as a means of improving army materiel readiness. The magazine was dedicated to seeing to it that soldiers were reminded, in an entertaining manner, to maintain and perform preventive maintenance on all military gear, be it transport, electronic equipment or weapons. M16 comic book cleaning manual 1969 vietnam us army gi. Ps the preventive maintenance monthly 783 back issues comic. One recent find is the m16a1 rifle, operation and preventive maintenance published by skyhorse publishing. Whilst not a comic book, the manual has many well done comic book style 3 colour black, white and orange illustrations that clearly take the reader through the operation and maintenance of the m16a1 rifle and its shorty carbine variant. Pam 75031 the m561m792 gama goat operation and preventive. Preventive maintenance software stores a companys maintenance data on a computer or in the cloud to easily keep track of all inspections, repairs and replacements. From ps 611 oct 03 on, you can email individual articles to coworkers.
This article, which discusses preventive maintenance in blocksim, also appears in the system analysis reference book. The magazines title derives from its being a postscript to other, related publications. The preventive maintenance monthly is a digestsized magazine that had a mix of text articles with a strong graphic element. Many of you may remember the old us army produced ps magazine which featured comic bookstyle illustrations from will eisner among others. This book was issued to almost every soldier in vietnam and saved many of their lives. The m16a1 rifle operation and preventive maintenance comic book. Corporal connie rodd now a civilian, as featured in ps. Mar 11, 20 many of you may remember the old us army produced ps magazine which featured comic bookstyle illustrations from will eisner among others. This little book is a reproduction of the m16 comic book made famous during the vietnam war. Ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly in 1951, the u. Digestsized magazine mixture of text, articles, cartoons, and comics that was published for the.
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Operation and preventive maintenance which contained chapters such as how to strip your baby, what to do in a jam, sweet 16, and all the way with. Preventive maintenance monthly united states army technical bulletins. Forum comic books comic strips fanzines nonenglish british story papers. Washington army news service for 66 years now, since the korean war, the comic booklike ps magazine has been published. The preventive maintenance monthly, vol 1 305 issues. His work includes the comic book the spirit and more than two dozen graphic novels, including a contract with god.
This book was issued to almost every soldier in vietnam. Nov 29, 20 one recent find is the m16a1 rifle, operation and preventive maintenance published by skyhorse publishing. Foreword to the third edition boma international is proud to present the third edition preventive maintenance. Department of the army pamphlet in comic book form da pam 75031 the m561m792 gama goat operation and preventive maintenance. Preventive maintenance reduces the maintenance draw on army dollars by. Operation and preventive maintenance, first printed in 1969, features a female narrator who instructs gis on the proper care of their ar15 military name m16a1 riflesfirearms notorious for jamming and malfunctioning. Preventive maintenance reduces the maintenance draw on army dollars by spending a little on preventing expensive repairs. Preventive and predictive maintenance 700zb00102 42 preventivepredictive maintenance the guiding principle of ppm is the regular and systematic application of engineering knowledge and maintenance attention to equipment and facilities to ensure their proper functionality and to. Comic book artists comic book characters comic artist comic books art graphic novel jordi bernet will eisner preventive maintenance comic book style. Mar 24, 2018 whilst not a comic book, the manual has many well done comic book style 3 colour black, white and orange illustrations that clearly take the reader through the operation and maintenance of the m16a1 rifle and its shorty carbine variant. Customer testimonials our customers have some nice things to say about us. An army publication on preventive maintenance would hardly be a common.
Cmms is designed to simplify, automate, and organize your maintenance operations. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Preventive maintenance comic book was first published by the us army in 1951 and drawn for many years by the late, great will eisner. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic book style art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods. Aug 01, 2017 preventive maintenance and cmms go together like peanut butter and jelly, tea and biscuits, or batman and robin. Get the best deals on golden age war comics when you shop the largest online selection at. They hired successful commercial artists, starting with comic book master will eisner, to illustrate the monthly. Best of preventive maintenance society of illustrators. Ps magazine centers on maintenance and in 1969 the army released the m16a1 rifle. The preventive maintenance monthly is a digestsized magazine that had a mix of text articles with a strong graphic element, outright comics with the center page joes dope sheet in full color, and straight text that was published for the army by will eisner as part of the company he founded, american visuals corporation. We have 103 books to download or read online the latest is ps magazine 046 1956. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is a monthly united states army magazine published since june 1951 to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods with comic bookstyle art. This is for a lot of 4 original magazines, issue numbers 142, 149, 151 and 164.
Will eisners cover for the the preventative maintenance monthly issue of the us armys ps magazine. Ps magazine has informed, entertained for six decades. Operation and preventative maintenance played at least a small role in keeping the weapon from being a. Preventive maintenance refers to regular, routine maintenance to help keep equipment up and running, preventing any unplanned downtime and expensive costs from unanticipated equipment failure. In the mid2000s, he was the artist for ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, a united states army magazine with comic book elements that stresses the importance of preventive maintenance of vehicles, arms, and other. Preventive and predictive maintenance 700zb00102 42 preventive predictive maintenance the guiding principle of ppm is the regular and systematic application of engineering knowledge and maintenance attention to equipment and facilities to ensure their proper functionality and to reduce their rate of deterioration. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, or ps magazine, published by u. Will eisner 19172005 best known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with god, believed in the. In our daily contact with thousands of aircraft owners and pilots, one major theme prevails. Preventive maintenance pm is the maintenance carried out at predetermined intervals or according to prescribed criteria and intended to reduce the probability of failure or the degradation of. Will eisner best known for his influential comic book series the spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel a contract with god believed in the teaching. Preventive maintenance monthly, a series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic book style. Armys illustrated preventative maintenance magazine to go all.
It is performed while the equipment is still working so that it does not break down unexpectedly. More than a simple manual and stepbystep guide, this unconventional yet important military document tried to appeal to soldiers with suggestive chapter titles such as how to strip your baby, what to do in a jam, sweet 16, and all the. Ps stands for postscript as the publication is a postscript to technical manuals. Preventive maintenance, comic panels, comic book artists, comic books, old magazines, comic covers, pin up, comics, drawings. An article on using the m60 machine gun in helicopters from issue 172 in 1967 of ps magazine, the preventive maintenance monthly, a series of u. Click on the email link, select email from the pdf menu bar, choose between url and copy, add the email address, click send and you are done.
Preventive maintenance pm is a schedule of planned maintenance actions aimed at the prevention of breakdowns and failures. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly magazine facebook. Ps, the preventive maintenance monthly is series of united states army technical bulletins published. Eventhough i am running out of ideas to accessorize my ar15s i went to the local gunshow and made a nice find. An additional 15 pages are devoted to an illustrated history of the ar15m16 rifle. In the mid2000s, he was the artist for ps, the preventive maintenance monthly, a united states army magazine with comicbook elements that stresses the importance of. The 60th anniversary of the armys preventive maintenance monthly, which uses comic book art to provide technical information for soldiers, was celebrated monday with a ceremony in bob jones. This book has 54 pages and was uploaded by fivendive on july 9, 2012. The preventive maintenance monthly volume comic vine. The preventive maintenance monthly, a series of united states army technical bulletins published since june 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic book style art by will eisner to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods. The original comic book is dated july 1st 1969 and was illustrated by will eisner. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Aopa members are deeply concerned about the high costs associated with owning and operating general aviation aircraft. Many companies choose preventive maintenance software to coordinate all their preventive maintenance tasks because it simplifies what is otherwise a complex process.
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