Showing posts with label sci-fi. Show all posts
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Monday, September 2, 2024

Russkie-Smashers AMAZING ADVENTURES "Escape on a Planetoid"

What if the Russkies had won the Cold War?
That's the premise of this never-reprinted tale from Ziff-Davis' Amazing Adventures #3 (1951)
Oddly, they never asked Rulak what happened to the second ship...
The writer and artist are officially unknown, but I see a great deal of Murphy Anderson's penciling style in a number of panels.
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Monday, June 17, 2024

Russkie-Smashers COMMANDER BATTLE AND THE ATOMIC SUB "Day in the Life of an Atomic Commando"

Did you know the leader of the Atomic CommandosCommander Bill Battle, was...
...an ex-spy, not a Navy officer?
Was it really wise of President Eisenhower to give command of America's first atomic submarine to a guy with no military, much less naval, training or experience?
Talk about on-the-job training!
This never-reprinted backup tale from ACG's Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub #3 (1954) was produced by series creators Richard Hughes (writer) and Sheldon Moldoff (illustrator).
There are a few more "Day in the Life of an Atomic Commando" shorts featuring other members of the team fighting various Commies.
We'll run them from time to time.
Trivia: there was another Bill Battle,who not only had his own comic book from Fawcett, but was even more of a Commie-Crusher than Commander Bill Battle!
...However, "The One-Man Army" fought only Koreans!
Also, since his series ended after only four issues in 1953, when Fawcett closed their comic book division, the character name was available for anyone to use!

Monday, May 1, 2023

Russkie-Smashers / NoKo Crushers BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY "Adventure of the Flying Discs!"

Yes, the 20th Century Guy Who Survived to the 25th Century returns to the 20th Century...
...(1950, to be exact) to Take On Commies of Various Ethnicities...and Explain What Flying Saucers Are...and Who's Piloting Them!
(Cover by Murphy Anderson and an unknown inker)
This never-reprinted tale illustrated by Ray Chatton, from Toby Press' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century #100 (1950) was done specifically for the comic, unlike Buck's previous comic book appearances, which were newspaper strip reprints.
(BTW, though the book is "#100", it's actually the first issue from this publisher!)
"Korosa" is, obviously, Korea, where the Korean War broke out on June 25, 1950.
It's interesting to note that, in the 25th Century, peace reigns on Earth and there are rocket bases and other facilities in Korosa/Korea!
Plus, the unknown writer apparently wasn't exactly conversant in the concept of time travel...which, even at this stage in science fiction literature, pretty much stated that interference in the "past" usually-resulted in catastrophic rewriting of history in the "future/present" as shown in stories like "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury!
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

ChiCom-Crushers COMMANDER BATTLE AND THE ATOMIC SUB "Payoff Battle!"

I'd tell you, but the scripter did such a good job synopsizing the story, I'd be foolish to try to compete...
...BTW, I'm sure I saw this plot reused on Voyage to the Botom of the Sea in the 1960s!
Written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by Ken Landau, this never-reprinted tale from ACG's Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub #5 (1955) was the second and last issue of the anti-communist direction the series took.
The book continued for two more issues, which changed direction yet again, as the Atomic Sub battled flying saucer-riding aliens!
But there are a couple of solo short stories featuring individual Atomic Commandos battling Commies of various sorts, so you haven't seen the last of them in this category!

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

ChiCom-Crushers COMMANDER BATTLE AND THE ATOMIC SUB "Behind the Bamboo Curtain"

...wel, that covers it pretty well!
Don't worrry, we'll check out the rest of the team as the story goes along...
Tomorrow:
PayOff Battle!
Written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by Ken Landau, this never-reprinted tale from ACG's Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub #5 (1955) was the second issue of the new anti-communist direction the series took.

Monday, April 17, 2023

ChiCom-Crushers COMMANDER BATTLE AND THE ATOMIC SUB "ChiCom Deception"

Its Americans vs The Red Chinese!
(Gee, just like real life!)...
...as Commander Battle and his Atomic Commandos grapple with various Communists, not just Russkies!!!
Tomorrow:
Behind the Bamboo Curtain!
Written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by Ken Landau, this never-reprinted tale from ACG's Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub #5 (1955) was the second issue of the new anti-communist direction the series took.

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