Space Hero Saturdays CAPTAIN AERO "Moon That was Motionless"

Two weeks ago, we asked: "What do you do with a wartime aviator character after a war?"

 In the case of fighting aviator Captain Aero, you make him into a shirtless (and pantsless) extraterrestrial fighter!

Art by Rudy Palais, writer unknown.

I'm not sure if it was a coloring glitch or the character was supposed to be really comfortable running around in outer space wearing just helmet, shorts, and boots! 

At any rate, this never-reprinted tale from Holyoke's Captain Aero Comics #26 (1946) was Captain Aero's final issue, and his last appearance in comics (except for an occasional reprint).

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Friday Fun NOT BRAND ECHH "He's Mighty Sore! The Origin of Sore, Son of Shmodin!"

We're showing how Jane Foster first wielded Mjolnir HERE...

...and we thought we'd show the sorta-accurate story of how the God of Thunder did it by co-creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (with Frank Giacoia) from Marvel's Not Brand Echh #3 (1967).

And, if you want something even funkier, check out the Origin of the Golden Age Thor at Hero Histories™!
(Bet ya didn't even know there was a Golden Age Thor!)
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Reading Room NIGHT OF MYSTERY "Giant from Earth!"

Though this never-reprinted tale appeared in a one-shot 1950s horror anthology comic book...

...it's really a straight sci-fi tale with no horror elements whatsoever!

I can't be certain, but it looks like the artists for this tale from Avon's Night of Mystery (1953) are Mike Sekowsky (pencils) and Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella, or Bernard Sachs (inks).

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Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SILVER STARR "Operation Space Disc" Part 1

A blond space adventurer with a hot girlfriend and bearded scientist...

 ...you were expecting, maybe, Flash Gordon?

To be continued...
NEXT WEDNESDAY!

An illustrator in the classic Alex Raymond/Austin Briggs vein, Australian Stanley Pitt worked on a number of beautifully-rendered, commercially-successful strips that could charitably be called "carbon copies" of previous series.

Ironically, his most innovative strip, Gully Foyle (based on Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination, failed to make it to market. (Read why HERE.)

Written by Frank Ashley, illustrated by Pitt for Silver Starr #1 (1952)

BTW, note that, in an era where most Australian comic books were b/w or two-color, Silver Starr got the more-expensive full color treatment!

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Reading Room BLACK TERROR COMICS "Space Speedsters and the End of the World"

Combine When Worlds Collide, Damon Runyon's Broadway tales, Flash Gordon, and Front Page...

...and you get this really-weird one-shot tale!

So, we got...Armageddon, gangsters, intrepid spacemen (and women) and spaceships, newspaper reporters, and comedy relief.

Did I miss anything?

This never-reprinted tale from Nedor's Black Terror Comics #23 (1948) seems like part of an ongoing series, but I can't find any other stories featuring the lead characters!

Illustrator (and possible writer) Stan Asch was one of the steadily-working artists who were the backbone of the comics industry in the Golden Age.

With over 300 stories and covers to his credit, he co-created Johnny Thunder and Dr Mid-Nite for DC Comics, and later assisted both Milton Caniff (on Terry and the Pirates) and Al Capp (on Lil' Abner).

Was this a try-out for an ongoing strip that didn't sell?

We'll never know...

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