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Reading Room: SPACE RANGERS "Operation PLUTO"

We continue the scientifically-silly adventures of the Space Rangers...

...with a tale from Space Adventures #2 (1952) that, even in the 1950s, didn't make sense!

You'll note the Space Rangers are now referred to as "Space Officers".

We're not certain why, since tv's Rocky Jones: Space Ranger didn't debut for another two years, and DC Comics' Space Ranger didn't appear until 1958, so it's not a trademark or copyright problem!

For whatever reason, the "Space Officers" moniker will remain for the duration of the series.

This tale from Charlton's Space Adventures #2 (1952) was illustrated by Art Cappello, who followed Al Fago & Lou Morales' costume and character designs.

The writer is unknown.

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Reading Room TIME TRAVELERS "Date with Danger"

Sci-fi of the 1950s wasn't limited to space opera...

...as this series from the AGC adventure anthology comic Operation: Peril demonstrates!

Operation: Peril was an interesting multi-genre anthology featuring on-going strips about time travel (as seen above), a hard-boiled private eye (Danny Danger), and high adventure in the Pacific (Typhoon Tyler), as well as a historical short story.

While the other series featured stand-alone stories, Time Travelers presented a couple of on-going plotlines, as you'll see in future posts.

Though Time Travelers didn't appear on the first few covers, by issue #4, they took over the cover spot until their final appearance in #12, after which the book changed focus and became a war comic.

This premiere tale from Operation: Peril #1 (1950) was written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by Ken Bald.

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RetroBlogs™ Updates...

A never-reprinted tale of the 1970s biker hero Hell-Rider...

...can be found in three parts; HERE, HERE, and HERE at Hero Histories™!

A retro-kool sci-fi love story is HERE...

at True Love Comics Tales™!

A rarely-seen Masked Western Hero returns HERE...

...at Western Comics Adventures™!

A never-reprinted crossover between two heroes can be found at...

Crime & Punishment™

and

Heroines™!

And, Gorgo (as rendered by Steve Ditko) cometh...

at Secret Sanctum of Captain Video™!

Reading Room: SPEED CARTER: SPACEMAN "Slaughter in Space"

We meet a new alien race, the Vegans...

...who, it turns out, are no more trustworthy than most other alien species.

(We humans are scrupulously honest, of course!)

Don't ya just love a happy ending?
What I want to know is why Speed is suddenly wearing shorts!
Thankfully, it's the only story in the series where he does so.
This story from Speed Carter: SpaceMan #5 (1954) was scripted (as were all Speed Carter tales) by Hank Chapman!

Illustrator George Tuska later became the final artist on the original Buck Rogers comic strip (1959-67) and then assumed the art duties for almost a decade on Marvel's Invincible Iron Man!

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