Hello! I work for a publisher of K-8 English textbooks, and I'm looking for a short comic to possibly include in our next edition. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately, there are lots of requirements/limitations on what we can use. It should be short (like 4 pages--maybe a very short entry in an anthology or something?) and accessible to young (5th or 6th grade) audiences. In addition, it would need to be "acceptable" by modern school standards--like, no gore, no death, no swear words, etc. Most of all, it would have to be absolutely public domain in the US and copyright-free, without question.
I know that's probably a tall order, but after hours of Googling to no avail, I found this site--and it seems like you folks know your Golden Age comics! Maybe there are a few obvious best "first reads" in the GA genre, or maybe some of you have favorites that might fit the bill? Any advice, any suggestions, would be most helpful!
Ash