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<p> Here's
a bit of information that I came across while reading a book ( the present
tense in the excerpt refers to a time around 1980) :
<p> [ The caricature artist
Al Hirtchfeld for three decades " hides " the name
of his daughter Nina in his sketches . USA's airforce uses the "
search for Nina " as an exercise during the training of bomber
pilots , to help them locate targets faster , and recently NASA as an observation
exercise on astronaut training . In addition , a Pentagon advisor
worked on Hirtchfeld's sketches searching for " Nina " as
part of his doctoral thesis on camouflage
, which he did with a scolarship of $60.000 ]
<p> Now , I must admit that I don't know this artist
, even though most of you probably do, but I <b>suppose</b>
he is the first one to have this idea that is nowadays so popular
among the fans of Don Rosa (seeking the D.U.C.K. dedication) and/or
Marco Rota ( who also frequently hides his name on his drawings)
or maybe others .
<br> I guess that this is another motivation for all
us D.U.C.K.hunters worldwide to keep searching no matter how crafty the
disguise of the dedication ! Who knows , it could leed one day to a promising
career in NASA or whatever ! And that's another example of the infinite
uses of comics in our life !
<p>Periklis Theofilou</html>