Coming December 31st...Raumpatrouille Orion, 1960s Europe's STAR TREK!

What if Captain Kirk and his crew were a bunch of rule-breaking, hard-partying jerks...

...who still managed to save the universe on a weekly basis?

Meet Major Cliff Alistair McLaine and his international crew on this blog every Wednesday from December 31st onward!

Here's a trailer from a theatrical feature film compiled from several episodes to give you a taste...

And here's the title sequence with its variation of the "Space: the final frontier.." narration...

The 1966 seven-episode series was never broadcast in the US, but matches its' contemporary, Star Trek, for high adventure, drama, and innovative special effects, plus a really kool jazz soundtrack!

NOTE: It's in German with English subtitles.

Space Force Saturdays CAPTAIN QUICK & THE SPACE SCOUTS "Martian Canal Frog and the Jewel Flowers"

Strap On Your Rocket Packs for Another Adventure with...

...who are still on Mars, as we saw last time!

Though the art for this never-reprinted tale from Prize Comics' Tom Corbett: Space Cadet V2#2 (1955) is credited solely to Marvin Stein at the Grand Comics Database, the layout appears to be by Jack Kirby, which would make sense since Simon & Kirby's studio was packaging the book for Prize Comics!
Beyond being set in the near future, there was no connection to Tom Corbett!

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Friday Holiday Fun CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL "Saint George and the Dragons"

You Likely Read the Title and Wondered...

...what do dragons have to do with Christmas???
Don't worry, it'll all make sense by the end...

Illustrated by an anonymous artist who signed himself/herself as "Flip", this tale from  Ziff-Davis' Christmas Carnival (1952) hasn't been seen since its' only reprinting in 1955 when St John Publishing, who bought all of the assets of Ziff-Davis Comics when the comic division folded, reprinted the entire 100-page issue!
"Flip" worked in comics, doing funny animal and humor stories for Ziff-Davis and Toby, over a two year period before leaving the industry.
Where (s)he was before comics and where (s)he went after comics is a mystery we'll likely never solve...

Merry Christmas

Santa Claus' World War II-era attempt at updating his transportation...

...doesn't quite go as planned in this wraparound cover from Dell's Santa Claus Funnies #1 (1942).

Unfortunately, the artist didn't sign it, and the experts at various comic indexing sites have been unable to offer possible illustrators.

Personally, I'm thinking Walt Kelly.

(The snarky reindeer are an obvious giveaway)

Any suggestions?

Merry Christmas to All!

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SUPER-STAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL "House of Mystery"

It's Christmas Eve...

...so let's join the hosts and hostesses of DC's various late, lamented, sci-fi/mystery anthologies as they attempt to top each other with Yuletide tales in this almost half-century old, never-reprinted story...

Written by Bob Rozakis, penciled by Romeo Tanghal, and inked by Dan Adkins, this one-time get-together of hosts plus the The Phantom Stranger and Madame Xanadu (who had their own books) occured in DC Special Series #21: Super-Star Holiday Special (1980)!

A fitting World of Wonder  for Christmas Eve, eh?