Space Hero Saturdays CAPTAIN SCIENCE "Traitors to the Earth"

It's only his second story, and already Captain Science has his hands full...

...any way you look at it, it's a helluva way to begin your career!

Cap destroyed a threat by humans (including Adolf Hitler) using alien tech and picked up a hot babe in the process!
Not bad for the first day on the job.

Note, though it's only mentioned in a caption, it takes Gordon Dane months to prepare for his new career (though it's never explained how a guy on a teacher's salary can afford to cobble together the equipment he needs)...
The art on this never-reprinted story from Youthful's Captain Science #1 (1950)  is by Gustav Schrotter.
The writer is unknown.

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Space Hero Saturdays CAPTAIN SCIENCE "Tracking the Flying Saucers"

A dying alien gives a human without fear the ability to defend Earth...

...nope, it ain't the Silver Age Green Lantern!

It's Captain Science!

Appearing full-blown in the first issue of his own title in 1950, Captain Science was a bold attempt at a Captain Video-type comics hero, one more dependent on brains and technology than brawn.

Unlike Captain Video, who created advanced technology simply because he was really smart,  Gordon Dane was shown to be smart and had the advantage of possessing alien knowledge he could use in adapting and improving present-day tech to serve new uses as the situation required.

Visually, the art on his never-reprinted premiere appearance by Gustav Schrotter is adequate, but hardly distinctive.

Captain Science Will Return!

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Monday Mecha Madness CAPTAIN SCIENCE COMICS "Robots of Ra"

For sheer weirdness (not to mention incomprehensibility), few stories can top this tale...

...from the back of Youthful's Captain Science #2 (1951)!

You'll note the art style for this never-reprinted story varies wildly from page to page.

The credited artist, Walter Johnson, depended heavily on assistants to produce a high volume of pages for the various comics companies (including Avon, St John, Fiction House, and Youthful Publications) he supplied art to!

The work of several different illustrators with varying levels of draftsmanship is apparent on this one story, including one or more who swipe from both Flash Gordon's Alex Raymond and Phantom Lady's Matt Baker!

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Is "Tomorrow's War" Almost Here?

Nuclear war with the Russkies!

In 1953, we thought it might occur around 1972...

...as this never-reprinted tale from Youthful's Atomic Attack #5 (1953) shows!

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Reading Room CAPTAIN SCIENCE COMICS "Ghosts from the Underworld"

In the scientific world of the future, there's no place for unexplainable things like ghosts...

...or is there?

So there was a plausible (albeit far-fetched) explanation for the "ghosts"!

This one-shot tale from Youthful's Captain Science #3 (1951) was illustrated by Don Perlin at the beginning of his long (45+ years) comics career.

In fact, it was his first published work!

Don continued working steadily (writing/penciling/inking/editing/art directing) until the mid-1990s, when he went into semi-retirement.

He still does an occasional cover or spot illustration as well as private commissions.

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Reading Room CAPTAIN SCIENCE COMICS "Flower of Death"

In sci fi/fantasy, meteors and meteorites often brought aliens to Earth...

...as in this never-reprinted tale from Youthful's Captain Science #5 (1951) shows!

NOTE: May be NSFW due to politically-incorrect ethnic stereotypes.

Both the writer and artist(s) of this odd tale (that would've made a kool B-movie) are unknown!

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Reading Room CAPTAIN SCIENCE "Spawn of Pathor"

It's been awhile since we last looked in on...

...as a new artist takes a crack at the character!

Artist Tex Blaisdell makes a valiant effort to match the Joe Orlando/Wally Wood art style from the previous few issues, but it comes up short in this never-reprinted story from Youthful's Captain Science #6 (1951).

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