True Fermentation Tales
Merck · 1972–present · 1 issue
About the series
A single-issue curio from 1972, True Fermentation Tales is a Merck-published comic that explains the science of industrial fermentation through a narrative lens. Associated with the pharmaceutical giant's educational outreach, this issue likely served as a unique, illustrated primer on microbiology and chemical processes. Its existence highlights an era when corporations occasionally used the comic book format for informal science communication.