The CIA calls them "America's first spy ring." George Washington called them his secret weapon. History barely remembers their names. Time to change that. 🧵

Visited @IntlSpyMuseum this weekend and had an amazing time! Highly recommend and they even had a section on the Culper Ring! #hiddeninkcomics #history #spy #espionage #internationalspymuseum #CulperSpyRing #RevolutionaryWar #LibertysInvisibleInk

Excited to get into this! Who has read it? #HiddenInkComics #comics #graphicnovels #rebels #AmericanHistory #comicbook #HistoricalComics @brianwood

Scored this amazing piece by @PolishViking84 this weekend at Harrisburg comic con! #hiddeninkcomics #batman #art #comics #comiccon #Superheroes

First comic con in the books! Had a good time and found some incredible artists! Kyle hooked us up with some insane DC and Marvel character art. @HiddenInkComics

Really enjoyed @KenBurns on @joerogan podcast! If you haven't, check it out! Super interesting stuff and really excited for the new American Revolution documentary! #HiddenInkComics #podcast #AmericanHistory #revolutionarywar

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Saturday History: The Culper Ring's closest call 😰 August 1778: British troops searched Abraham Woodhull's house while coded letters were hidden in his bedroom. He calmly served them tea while sitting on the evidence. Nerves of steel. #CulperRing #HiddenInkComics

STEP 4: FINAL ART 🎨 Polish the thumbnails into finished pages. Every background detail was researched. Every costume is accurate. The goal: Make readers feel like they're witnessing history. Liberty's Invisible Ink - Coming Soon. (5/5)

STEP 3: THUMBNAILS ✏️ Rough sketches of the layout for each panel. Camera angles, character positions, and pacing. How do you show the fear in Woodhull's eyes as he passes British soldiers? That's the thumbnail's job. (4/5)

STEP 2: SCRIPT ✍️ Historical facts become dramatic scenes. A coded letter becomes a tense conversation. A successful mission becomes a heart-pounding sequence. The truth is dramatic enough - we just make it visual. (3/5)

STEP 1: RESEARCH 📚 Every scene starts with primary sources. Woodhull's letters, British military records, period maps, and weather reports. If Abraham walked down a street in 1778, we need to know what he would have seen. (2/5)

Thread: How we turn 250-year-old spy operations into comic panels 🧵 The Culper Ring left few visual records. Most evidence is in coded letters and government documents. Comics let us reconstruct what actually happened. (1/5) #HiddenInkComics #LibertysInvisibleInk #ComicProcess

Abraham Woodhull: The cabbage farmer who fooled the British Empire 🌾 By day: Tending crops, raising children, playing loyal subject By night: Memorizing troop movements, planning intelligence drops Code name: Samuel Culper Sr. Mission duration: 6 years Times caught: 0

TITLE REVEAL 📖 Liberty's Invisible Ink Issue #1: 'Patriots in Plain Sight' They looked like ordinary colonists. They were America's secret weapon. The Culper Ring story begins. Early access in bio #PatriotsInPlainSight #CulperRing #Comics #LibertysInvisibleInk #HiddenInkComics

5. FALSE IDENTITIES 🎭 Abraham Woodhull = 'Samuel Culper Sr.' Robert Townsend = 'Samuel Culper Jr.' Code names protected real identities if intercepted. These techniques appear throughout Liberty's Invisible Ink. Because history is the best teacher. (6/6) #HiddenInkComics #Comics

4. SIGNAL SYSTEMS 👗 Anna Strong's laundry told the team when/where to meet: Black petticoat = Intelligence ready Handkerchiefs = which cove to meet Caleb at We just went digital. The concept remains. (5/6) #HiddenInkComics #IndieComics #SpyTechniques

3. BUSINESS COVER 💼 Austin Roe traveled as a merchant. His tavern business explained frequent trips between towns. Modern version: diplomatic pouches, trade missions, business conferences. Hide in plain sight. (4/6) #HiddenInkComics #CulperRing #SpyTechniques #IndieComics

2. DEAD DROPS 📍 Abraham Woodhull left messages in a Setauket pasture. Caleb Brewster retrieved them without contact. Still used today: park benches, hollow trees, predetermined locations. No direct contact = no blown covers. (3/6) #HiddenInkComics #IndieComics #comics

1. INVISIBLE INK 🧪 Made from ferrous sulfate (rusty nails) + water. Heat revealed messages. Modern equivalent: Steganography, hidden digital messages. The Culper Ring called it 'white ink.' Washington called it 'magic.' (2/6) #HiddenInkComics #LibertysInvisibleInk #Indiecomics

5 spy techniques the Culper Ring used that we still use today 🧵 These 1778 methods were so effective that modern intelligence agencies copied them. (1/6) #HiddenInkComics #LibertysInvisibleInk #SpyHistory #CulperRing