Showing posts with label Frank Ashley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Ashley. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SILVER STARR "Operation Space Disc" Conclusion

...er...Silver...the handsome, blond, square-jawed space hero's beautiful girlfriend and stalwart bearded scientist ally had fallen captive to a sneering planetary dictator who lusted for the girlfriend (not the scientist)...
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Next Week, a Daringly-Different
Wednesday World of Wonder!

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SILVER STARR "Operation Space Disc" Part 3

Original art of the cover for this premiere issue of Silver Starr by Stanley Pitt
 ...traveling to Mongo...er...Spherule, Flash...I mean Silver joins forces with Barin...Miduan to overthrow Ming...no, that's dictator Gorla...oh, heck...just read it...
Next Wednesday: the BIG Finale!
Written by Frank Ashley, beautifully-illustrated by Stanley Pitt.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SILVER STARR "Operation Space Disc" Part 2"

...the handsome, square-jawed, muscular, blond hero, his girlfriend, and their bearded scientist buddy meet the despotic ruler of another world...
And on that diverting note, we bid the visitors to Mongo...I mean Spherule..."adieu" until next Wednesday...
Written by Frank Ashley, illustrated by Stanley Pitt.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SILVER STARR "Operation Space Disc" Part 1

A blond space adventurer with a hot girlfriend and bearded scientist...
 ...you were expecting, maybe, Flash Gordon?
To be continued...
NEXT WEDNESDAY!
An illustrator in the classic Alex Raymond/Austin Briggs vein, Australian Stanley Pitt worked on a number of beautifully-rendered, commercially-successful strips that could charitably be called "carbon copies" of previous series.
Ironically, his most innovative strip, Gully Foyle (based on Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination, failed to make it to market. (Read why HERE.)
Written by Frank Ashley, illustrated by Pitt for Silver Starr #1 (1952)
BTW, note that, in an era where most Australian comic books were b/w or two-color, Silver Starr got the more-expensive full color treatment!
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