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Saturday, December 11, 2021

Space Force Saturdays SPACE PATROL "Pirates of Mercury"

Now here's a series I'd love to see a live-action version of...

...using state-of-the-art CGI for the SFX and aliens!

The multi-talented Basil Wolverton wrote, illustrated, lettered, and probably colored, this tale from Amazing Mystery Funnies #19 (1940).

It's one of the first of the "law enforcement in space" sci-fi sub-genre that prospered in pulp and comic sci-fi in the 1930s and 40s, and carried over to TV in the 1950s.

Note: the 1950s TV/radio series Space Patrol was not based on Wolverton's strip.

(Could you imagine them trying to do Wolverton's aliens using 1950s-level makeup techniques?)

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Reprinting the entire Space Patrol series along with other kool tales and extras!

Friday, December 10, 2021

Friday Holiday Fun CHRISTMAS AT GROUND ZERO

At this time of year, Christmas carols are already in continuous rotation on radio stations and in the Atomic Kommie Comics™ office.
(Remember when this didn't happen until after Thanksgiving?
Now it's before Halloween!)
One of our favorites is Christmas at Ground Zero by "Weird" Al Yankovic.
(You were expecting maybe Adeste Fidelis?)

Which brings us to, perhaps, the most unusual theme for potential Christmas presents (and, you gotta admit, we've had some real weirdies!)...atomic Armageddon!

BTW, our apologies...the link directly from YouTube does a weird re-routing, so you have to click on the video embed to go directly to YouTube instead of being able to watch it on the blog!
But do it...it's well worth the effort!

Within our sci-fi-oriented The Future WAS Fantastic!™ section is the Atomic War line of kool collectibles with classic comic book covers from the fear-filled '50s, featuring the nuclear destruction of New York City (see above), Washington DC, and Moscow on black hoodies, sweats, and tees, as well as mugs and other tchochkies!

So for all you survivalists out there, while you duck n' cover under the Christmas tree, prepare for the irradiated end stylishly with our radiation-proof (not really!) garb and goodies!

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Holiday Reading Room COMICO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL "Stiflemix Diaries"

Think stores begin their Christmas push (as early as Labor Day) too early?

Some people thought so...three decades ago, as this never-reprinted tale from Comico's Christmas Special #1 (1988) demonstrates!

Note that, in 2094, we'll have both surveillance cameras (too true) and video tape (which, for consumer use, has all but disappeared as of 2015)!

Scripted by Doug (Swamp Thing) Wheeler, and illustrated by Tim (Batman: the Long Halloween) Sale, this story is an example of the kool off-the wall material by up-and-coming creators the sadly-defunct Comico was eager to run!

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Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SPACE CLUSTERS Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

...don't you love it when the book does the synopsizing for you?
Now, back to the action...

To be continued...

Next Week!

Written by sci-fi novelist Arthur Byron Cover and illustrated by Alex Nino, this never-reprinted tome from 1986 was the seventh and final magazine-size graphic novel DC published before abandoning the concept due to low sales.

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