"Elementary-Level Math Content in Comic Book Format: Operation Comics, Issue #1"

Comic Book, 10.1875” tall x 6.625” wide x approx. 3/8” thick, 2009.

This is the first issue of three comics (although this issue has twice the number of pages of the next two) to be completed during the Spring 2009 semester with embedded elementary-level mathematics content for use in the 3rd through 6th grade classes at a local elementary school, as aligned with the current NCTM standards for those grade levels. The full text of the submission is available for download at

"Elementary-Level Math Content in Comic Book Format: Operation Comics, Issue #2"

Comic Book, 10.1875” tall x 6.625” wide x approx. ¼” thick, 2009

This is the second issue of three comics to be completed during the Spring 2009 semester with embedded elementary-level mathematics content for use in the 3rd through 6th grade classes at a local elementary school, as aligned with the current NCTM standards for those grade levels. This comic should be delivered to the elementary school on March 31, 2009.

"Elementary-Level Math Content in Comic Book Format: Operation Comics, Issue #3"

Comic Book, 10.1875” tall x 6.625” wide x approx. ¼” thick, 2009

This is the third issue of three comics to be completed during the Spring 2009 semester with embedded elementary-level mathematics content for use in the 3rd through 6th grade classes at a local elementary school, as aligned with the current NCTM standards for those grade levels. This comic should be delivered to the elementary school on April 30, 2009.

Bruce Kessler, Professor of Mathematics
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA

"The idea behind the comic books is that material presented in an entertaining and humorous fashion is more likely to be digested by the students, particularly if the content is well-integrated into the story. Many children love reading comic books, and may not realized that they are actually in "math class" when reading this one. The amount of work necessary to produce a comic of this caliber is sizeable, starting with the construction of the story that plausibly embeds the math content into the story, and including the drawing of the line-art, inserting the text balloons and text, and the coloring of the comic, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the project. "