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A GAS DISCHARGE DISPLAY APPARATUS IN THE FORM OF AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT GAS FILLED PANEL ADAPTED FOR QUICKLY AND INEXPENSIVELY MAKING A DURABLE AND ROBUST LUMINOUS SIGN USING IMAGE PATTERNS TRANSFERRED TO THE PANEL BY PAINTING, SILKSCREENING, STENCILLING, LITHOGRAPHY, OR THE LIKE. THE APPARATUS GENERALLY INCLUDES A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SPACED APART RIGID PLATES, OR SHEETS, ENCLOSING AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT GAS, AND HAVING VARIOUSLY LOCATED AND KINDS OF CONDUCTIVE SURFACE COATINGS USED AS ELECTRODES FOR ENERGIZING THE ENCLOSED ELECTROLUMINESCENT GAS. A PLASMA GLOW DISCHARGE IS INTERACTIVELY OBTAINED IN THE CHAMBER BY PLACING A GROUND COUPLED CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, SUCH AS A HUMAN HAND, PROXIMAL TO THE CHAMBER OPPOSITE THE CONDUCTIVE SURFACE.