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Riding on nuclear bombs

Slim Pickens riding a nuclear bomb out of the bay doors of his B-52 Bomber in Dr. Strangelove is an iconic cinematic scene. But the imagery of people riding on bombs has been used on comic book covers since the early 1940s:

Bomb Riding

That’s some mighty Pickensian hat wavin’ by Uncle Sam. (via oobject)