Trump Reading Room WEIRD TALES OF THE FUTURE "City of Primitive Man!"

This never-reprinted story is a Trumpster's sci-fi wet-dream...

...where it appears the geeks have inherited the Earth, and only the jocks can save civilization!

As this odd tale from Key's Weird Tales of the Future #2 (1952) shows, only extremely-manly men can keep civilization from being over-run when danger threatens.

The art is by Ed Smalle, a little-known, but prolific Golden Age artist producing almost 500 stories and covers starting in 1940 and ending in 1957, when he died.

Note: He might have scripted it as well, since he did that on occasion...

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Monday Madness JETTA OF THE 21st CENTURY "Pardon My Power!"

It's January, 2021, so it's the season for FOOTBALL!

...or football as shown in the "future" (our present), as presented in 1952...69 years ago!

If the art style of this tale from Standard's Jetta of the 21st Century #6 (1953) looks familiar, it's the work of Dan DeCarlo, who helped establish the iconic "look" of Archie Comics!

Dan actually started at Atlas Comics (the 1940s-50s predecessor to Marvel Comics) doing a variety of humor strips before beginning a long-term run on various Archie titles in 1951.

Even then, he continued to work for a number of other publishers, including Standard Comics, who asked him to create, write, and illustrate a teen-humor series.

(Every publisher had at least one of them!) 

Exactly whose idea it was to set it in the "far future" of the 21st Century is unknown, but the resultant strip, though extremely derivative of Archie, was unique in the teen-humor genre for it's Jetsons-style setting and "futuristic" slang.

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It's the New Year! Time for NEW PPE Face-Masks!

We're still going to need face masks, ...at least for awhile!

So why not make it an incredibly-kool one?

Each double-layer mask is reusable, washable, and built for comfort.

Every one-size-fits-all adult or kid mask features a pocket for optional filter use...and comes with two free carbon filters!

PLUS: these are exclusive designs, not available anywhere else on-line or in brick-and-mortar stores!

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Space Force Saturdays SPEED CARTER "Who Stole the Sun?"

If you think it's cold now, read about what happens...

...when the sun is hijacked in this never-reprinted tale from Atlas' Speed Carter: SpaceMan #2 (1953)!

A "Giant Gravity Magnet" that looks like a big horseshoe magnet?

And, if you destroy the magnet which was towing the Sun (without at least turning it around to head back where it came from), the Sun will continue, unabated, in whatever direction it was going!

With all due respect, Hank and Joe, this was not your finest hour.

The series continues to play up the Saturnians as the future equivalent of the Chinese Communists of the 1950s

Written (as are all the Speed Carter stories) by Hank Chapman and illustrated by Joe Maneely.

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Holiday Reading Room SPACE ADVENTURES "Mummers from Mercury"

Over 6 decades ago, the world almost ended on New Year's Day...

...but it was saved by the participants of the annual Mummers Parade!

This never-reprinted story from Charlton's Space Adventures #1 (1953) was illustrated by Albert Tyler and Dick Giordano.

The writer (who was probably from Philadelphia) is unknown.

The Mummers Parade is usually-held every New Years Day in Philadelphia.
Mummers tradition dates back to 400 BC and the Roman Festival of Saturnalias where Latin laborers marched in masks throughout the day of satire and gift exchange.
This included Celtic variations of “trick-or-treat” and Druidic noise-making to drive away demons for the new year.

Reports of rowdy groups “parading” on New Years day in Philadelphia date back before the revolution.
Prizes were offered by merchants in the late 1800s.
January 1, 1901 was the first “official” parade offered about $1,725 in prize money from the city.
January 1, 2021 was the 120th Anniversary of the event, but, due to the pandemic, it's been cancelled.
Let's hope no aliens take advantage of it and invade...