Army Motors was discontinued at the end of World War II, at which
time Eisner returned to his civilian career as a comic book illustrator. At
the onset of the Korean War, the Army realized a need for a regularly
published manual focused on preventive maintenance and approached
Eisner, who signed on as a civilian contractor. His commercial art com-
pany, American Visuals Corp., produced the magazine until late 1971.
A series of equally talented comic book artists contributed to the
magazine in the years that followed, including Alfredo Alcala (who
probably is best known among comic book fans for his work on Conan
the Barbarian for Marvel Comics), Murphy Anderson, Chuck Kramer,
Scott Madsen, Mike Ploog, and Dan Spiegle.
The Army often sent Will
Eisner to meet the soldiers he
was illustrating for to gain a
better understanding of the
day-to-day situations they
faced as well as to see the
equipment they worked with.
PS currently prints close to 60,000 copies a month, and also is available online at www.logsa.army.mil/
psmag/pshome.cfm. The majority of copies go to Army personnel, including the Reserves and National Guard,
and the Navy receives approximately 2,400 copies monthly.
“In addition, the magazine goes out to the contractors who manufacture the equipment used by the Army so
they can stay in touch with what PS is writing,” says Henderson. “Subscriptions are also available to the general
public, many of whom collect it because of the fantastic artists we’ve had over the years.”
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