Space Force Saturdays SPACE BUSTERS "Victory on Valda"

Editor Jerry Siegel wanted Space Busters to look more like...

... the recently-revamped and revitalized Buck Rogers strip!

But artist Marvin Stein ended up using the original Buck strip as reference in his tryout, and lost the gig!

With a looming deadline, Siegel contacted the Buck Rogers strip's artist, Murphy Anderson (who had recently left the series) to provide redesigns...

...as well as the cover-featured story!

(Note: the cover is by Allen Anderson...no relation to Murphy!)

Personally, I'm not crazy about the purple-red color scheme, but at least it matches the uniform on the cover.

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Friday Holiday Fun BARBIE "See You Later, Christmas Gator" Part 1: the Journey Begins

Ah, a universe where Santa Claus is real...

...that's my kind of place!

Written by Angelo DeCesare, penciled by Mario Capaldi, and inked by John Lucas, this never-reprinted tale from Marvel's Barbie #50 (1995) was typical of the kool flights of fancy the series specialized in.

Barbie, and its' sister title Barbie Fashion, were two secret success stories for Marvel in the 1990s.

Because they weren't superhero titles, hardcore, mostly male, fans never even noticed them, but the two books ran an impressive 63 and 53 issues respectively at a time when many Marvel titles lasted 12 issues...or less!

Next Week:

The Poignant Conclusion to this Yuletide Tale!

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Holiday Reading Room SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES "Fir Tree"

Last year, we presented a religious-themed tale about the origin of Christmas trees...

...guest-starring the Christ Child Himself!

This one's a little more light-hearted!

Based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, Walt (Pogo) Kelly both adapted the story and illustrated it for Dell's Santa Claus Funnies #1 (1942).

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Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SPACE CLUSTERS Part 3

We Have Already Seen...

Lieutenant Kara Basuto of the Terran Interplanetary Corps follows criminal Ethan Dayak from star system to star system, always one step behind him.

Due to the huge distances, both of them go into suspended animation during the trips between planetfalls.
But the more time they spend in hibernation, the more their minds and bodies begin to alter...

To Be Concluded...
NEXT WEEK!

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Holiday Reading Room SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES "Unsuitable Suit"

We showed you how Kris Kringle received his first red suit...

...but what happens when, after centuries of wear-and-tear, it needs to be replaced?

There are no credits for writer or artist(s) for this never-reprinted tale from Dell's Four Color Comics: Santa Claus Funnies #1274 (1962), so whe don't know who to thankk for this  almost 60 year-old bit of whimsey!

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Monday Mars Holiday Madness SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS Part 1

Believe it or not, there was a comic book version of this holiday "classic" flick...

...from Dell Comics in 1966!

Next week: Santa's trip to Mars...

(...not to be confused with Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars!)

The writer/adaptor is unknown, but the art is by Bob Jenney, who did quite a few movie and tv adaptations for Dell.

The actual title of the comic is Dell Movie Classic #725.
Not only was it sold on newsstands, but it was packaged with an LP album of the movie's audio including dialogue, sound effects and (shudder) the earworm-creating theme song!
(Remember, they didn't have streaming services, DVDs/Blu Rays, or even videocassettes back in the 1960s!)

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