Space Hero Saturdays VIC TORRY AND HIS FLYING SAUCER "Chapter One: The Captive Planet"

One of the weirdest one-shot comics ever...

...featuring art by Golden Age great Bob Powell!

We'll come back to Vic and Laura...
...Next Saturday!

Published in 1950 during the flying saucer craze caused by UFO sightings at Roswell in 1947, Vic Torry and His Flying Saucer was probably going to be an ongoing series, but never got past the first issue.
I have that impression because this issue is primarily an intro, detailing how Vic came into possession of the alien ship, as well as setting up an ongoing antagonistic situation with at least one extraterestrial race.
It's possible that the comic was intended as a lead-in to a toy line and/or live-action TV series which never developed.

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Reading Room WORLDS BEYOND "Twice Alive!"

Instead of the usual vampires or werewolves or zombies, here's a horror story...

Art by Sheldon Moldoff

...with a different, more "science fiction", approach to terror, from the HTF Worlds Beyond #1 (1951) from Fawcett.

Did the writers of the movie Fantastic Voyage read this tale when they were younger?

The art is by comics legend Bob Powell, but the writer is unknown.

The cover, by Sheldon Moldoff, shows a cavern (with bats!) instead of the inside of a human being, and probably was meant for another story, but it conveys the mood of "Twice Alive", if not the plot points.

Worlds Beyond was retitled Worlds of Fear with #2 and ran for another nine issues.

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JACKIE ROBINSON "Baseball Hero" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

Despite enduring pressure and situations that would've caused a lesser man to falter and give up, Jackie Robinson not only endures, but prospers!

His undeniable talent and skills begin to win over foes on and off the baseball diamond and an even greater joy awaits him at home...

Bonus: An ad from the comic promoting Jackie Robinson licensed products...

Imagine the reaction of racists who saw white kids wearing those items!

Written by Charles Dexter, and illustrated by an unknown artist (whom I suspect was Wayne [Superman] Boring), this book-length tale from Fawcett's Jackie Robinson (1949) detailed his life and career up to mid-1949, so it doesn't cover the even greater achievements yet to come...

Intended as a one-shot, it sold so well that it went to a bi-monthly series the next summer!

We're finishing the interrupted serialization this week in tribute to the legendary baseball player's 100th birthday!

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JACKIE ROBINSON "Baseball Hero" Part 3

When Last We Left the Legendary Jackie Robinson...

Having proven himself one of the top players in the minor leagues, Jackie Robinson is called up to begin the 1947 season at Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers!

Be Here Thursday When Jackie Welcomes an Addition to the Family and Hits (Literally) New Professional Highs!

Written by Charles Dexter, and illustrated by an unknown artist (whom I suspect was Wayne [Superman] Boring), this book-length tale from Fawcett's Jackie Robinson (1949) detailed his life and career up to mid-1949.

Intended as a one-shot, it sold so well that it went to a bi-monthly series the next summer!

We're finishing the interrupted serialization this week in tribute to the legendary baseball player's 100th birthday!

Please Support Atomic Kommie Comics

Buy the Cover of This Never-Reprinted Issue...

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Digitally-restored and remastered from a scan of the actual original cover!

JACKIE ROBINSON "Baseball Hero" Part 2

When Last We Left the Legendary Jackie Robinson...

...After demonstrating amazing athletic skills in multiple sports in high school and college (UCLA), Jackie Robinson began playing baseball in the Negro League for the Kansas City Monarchs, where his prowess caught the eye of a scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers!

Jackie was assigned to the Dodgers' International League farm team the Montreal Royals, just one step below the major leagues.

But the first Black player in the previously all-White professional leagues was about to discover the path to the majors was destined to be a rocky one...

Be Here Thursday When Jackie Debuts as a Brooklyn Dodger!

Written by Charles Dexter, and illustrated by an unknown artist, this book-length tale from Fawcett's Jackie Robinson (1949) detailed his life and career up to mid-1949.

Intended as a one-shot, it sold so well that it went to a bi-monthly series the next summer!

We'll be serializing it for the next couple of weeks on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in tribute to the legendary baseball player's 100th birthday!

Please Support Atomic Kommie Comics

Buy the Cover of This Never-Reprinted Issue...

...as a Collectible Poster or Print!

Digitally-restored and remastered from a scan of the actual original cover!