IS THIS TOMORROW? COMMUNIST COMIC BOOK REVIEWS

 Is This Tomorrow - America Under Communism, a 1950s comic that's apparently the top Google search for “communist comic books.” That must mean it’s good, right? 

The cover of this classic anti-communist gem features a man in a jacket that closely resembles my own, giving me that rare Superboy or America Chavez level of representation. I get it now—I feel seen! Though instead of wielding cosmic powers, our protagonist is locked in a battle for control over the Phoenix or...something. Dramatic, right? Cue the ominous opening line: "Not long after World War II, communist forces in America seized their chance." Talk about hitting the ground running.

But here’s the kicker: Is This Tomorrow wasn’t just a paranoid fever dream. No, it was distributed by the "Catholic Guild Education Society," a shadowy organization with a $15 billion treasure trove of stolen artifacts and blood-drinking rituals (probably). Obviously, they have a vested interest in discrediting communism. And honestly, their version of the communist takeover is...questionable at best.

Step one in this grand revolution? Cause a drought. Sure, because the Soviets totally had access to HAARP technology back in the 1950s. The drought leads to locusts, pestilence, and the collapse of capitalism’s food supply chain. Enter our Lenin-glasses-wearing villain, Jones, who looks more like a six-legged beetle capitalist icon—Colonel Sanders—than a Soviet mastermind. His plan? Seize control of food distribution after a godlike drought.

Here’s where it gets juicy: infiltrate unions. How? By dragging out union meetings until only the communists are left to vote. It’s filibuster tactics 101, but somehow this masterpiece manages to link hard-working people’s desire for better conditions with evil communist overlords. As if that's not enough, the book then lays out a master plan involving celebrities, media manipulation, and creating divisions between groups based on skin color. Basically, stoke enough division until the whole thing explodes—literally—into riots, looting, and a massive anti-capitalist uprising. How original.

Oh, but wait, it gets better. The final phase of the plan? Assassinate the president and vice president, declare an unlimited emergency, and centralize all power in the hands of a supreme leader. It’s your standard Dr. Evil playbook, minus the sharks with frickin’ laser beams.

 

And, you won’t believe this, but the comic's "collectivized farming" actually works. Even in this capitalist propaganda rag, they had to admit that collectivizing food distribution solves the food shortage. Communism for the win, am I right? Yet, despite this minor success, the comic ends by showing just how awful it would be under communist rule—no surprise there.

So, while this piece of anti-communist propaganda is a steaming pile of nonsense, the first half—the "how to gain power" section—is actually pretty entertaining. It’s basically an instruction manual for revolution, wrapped in outdated fearmongering.

Final Verdict: As a comic, it’s trash. As a guidebook for overthrowing the system? Surprisingly insightful. I give Is This Tomorrow - America Under Communism a solid 3 hammers and sickles out of 5.